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'Horrible scene': Somalis in desparate search for missing relatives after blasts
'Horrible scene': Somalis in desparate search for missing relatives after blasts
by  AFP

Anguished families in Somalia on Sunday desperately searched under debris and into body bags for loved ones after two simultaneous bombings tore through a busy intersection in the capital Mogadishu. The government put out an appeal for blood donations with dozens of people gathered outside hospitals in the capital Mogadishu, seeking news of family members.

Eight die in stampede at Fally Ipupa concert in DR Congo
Eight die in stampede at Fally Ipupa concert in DR Congo
by  AFP

A stampede left seven spectators and one police officer dead during a packed concert by African music star Fally Ipupa at the biggest stadium in DR Congo's capital, the police chief told official press agency ACP on Sunday. "It was a stampede," that caused the deaths, a policeman on the scene told the official Congolese Press Agency.

Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
by  AFP

Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso's eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday in the latest violence to shake the insurgency-torn west African nation. That assault helped trigger the latest coup in Burkina just four days later, led by young army captain Ibrahim Traore.

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