Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years for Steenkamp Homicide
The BBC is reporting that Judge Thokozile Masipa has sentenced legendary paralympian Oscar Pistorius to serve five years in jail for...
Burkina Faso: Interim President Zida Will Cede Power
Reuters is reporting that Burkina Faso's interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday that the army would cede power to a...
Mali: France Begins Intervention Against Islamists
BBC Africa is reporting that President Francois Hollande says French troops are taking part in operations against Islamists in northern Mali.
French...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Says He Will Abide by Election Ruling
BBC Africa is reporting that Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has said that he will abide by a Zimbabwean constitutional court ruling...
Kenya: At Least 39 Dead in Mall Attack; 150 injured
MSN is reporting that at least 39 people, including members of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, were killed during an attack at...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Back in Hospital
Brent Swails, Jason Hanna and Ralph Ellis of CNN are reporting Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 84, has been readmitted to...
Two U.S. Citizens Arrested for Plotting to Overthrow Gambia
USA Today is reporting that two U.S. citizens have been arrested for plotting to overthrow the government of Gambia (The Gambia)....
Ghana: Defeated NPP Presidential Candidate Akufo-Addo Speaks
by Rose Afriyie
In an exclusive interview for The Burton Wire, Ghanaian journalist Rose Afriyie speaks with defeated NPP presidential candidate Nana...
Cape Town: ‘Mother City’ Prepares to Be Without Water
The Guardian is reporting Cape Town's leadership is preparing to be without water in what has become a losing battle against...
South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Protests Erupt in Violence
Protesters took to the streets of Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, to protest the presence of "foreigners" in the country based...
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