Africa

Papa Wemba, one of Africa's most flamboyant and popular musicians, has died, according to a statement f-rom a music festival in Ivory Coast.

By CNN

Migrant crisis: Hundreds dead after capsize, say survivors

Hundreds of migrants drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, survivors have told the BBC - although there is no official confirmation.

By BBC News
Tripoli holds its breath as new Libya government seeks unity

The grass is knee high in parts of Bab al-Aziziya, the sprawling compound in Tripoli f-rom which Colonel Muammar Gaddafi terrorised his own people.

By BBC News
What’s Worse Than a Girl Being Kidnapped?

Babies died of “a fever.” Older children were “bitten by a snake.”

By N.Y Times