Pope Francis calls for an end of Russia-Ukraine war in his Christmas message

26 Dec 2024 - A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to October's disputed election continues.

26 Dec 2024 - Angolan President Joao Lourenco has pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos who was serving a five-year jail term for embezzlement.

26 Dec 2024 - The official cause of the crash of a Russia-bound Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan on Wednesday that killed 38 of the 67 people on board is still unknown.

26 Dec 2024 - The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised concern over the rising cases of abductions in the country as 26 have remained missing since the anti-government protests in June.

26 Dec 2024 - Detectives in Nakuru are probing three separate murders in Bahati and Gilgil sub-counties on Christmas Day.

26 Dec 2024 - Police said that when they arrested the man, five other people, suspected to be his accomplices, escaped on two motorcycles.

26 Dec 2024 - An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.

26 Dec 2024 - Abductions have no place in a democratic state like ours, rights group says.

26 Dec 2024 - He said elected leaders should take responsibility and stop the habit of passing the buck to next person.

26 Dec 2024 - Tedros says he was in Yemen to negotiate the release of detained UN staff.