Zambia arrests over xenophobic attacks
More than 250 people have been arrested in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, to curb xenophobic violence which has hit the city, police say. At least 62
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Tanzania bridge ‘liberates commuters’
A cable-stayed bridge, described as East Africa’s longest, has opened in Tanzania’s main city, Dar es Salaam, to ease over-crowding on fer
413 people confirmed dead in Ecuador quake
At least 413 people are now known to have died in the earthquake that struck Ecuador, the country’s government says. The 7.8-magnitude quake str
German far-right leader in race trial
The founder of Germany’s anti-Islamist Pegida movement has gone on trial in Dresden on hate speech charges. Lutz Bachmann, 43, is accused of inc
Putin ‘agreed formula’ for prisoner swap
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has said he has agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a mechanism to swap a high-profile Ukrainia