Pistorius neighbour ‘heard fight’
Craig TaylorA second witness at the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius says she was awoken by the sounds of a fight in the early hours of 14 February 2013. BBC News – Africa
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Pistorius neighbour ‘heard screams’
A neighbour of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius tells his murder trial she was awoken by a woman’s “terrible screams” followed by cries and shots. BBC News – Africa
‘Many dead’ in twin Nigeria blasts
Two explosions targeting a busy market area in northeast Nigeria are feared to have left as many as 10 dead, reports say. BBC News – Africa
World Bank stalls $90m Uganda loan
The World Bank postpones a $ 90m (£54m) loan to Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni signed a tough and controversial new anti-gay law. BBC News – Africa
Egypt court sentences 26 to death
An Egyptian court sentences 26 people to death for founding a “terror group” with the aim of attacking ships using the Suez Canal. BBC News – Africa
Students die in Nigeria school raid
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants attack a school in north-eastern Nigeria, killing 29 teenage boys and injuring another 11. BBC News – Africa