Scientists have uncovered multiple clutches of fossilized eggs at a dinosaur nesting site in South Africa that are 10 million years older than any found before. The newly discovered nesting ground, described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is located in Golden Gate Highlands National Park. The site contains at least 10 nests at different rock levels with clutches of up to 34... 

Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, sits in a police cell in Uganda's capital Kampala on January 19, 2012. Ugandan police have arrested Kizza Besigye, the president of the country’s main opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), as he was preparing to lead an anti-government protest against spiraling living costs in the East African nation. Besigye, a one-time advisor to... 

Thousands have protested in Nigeria against the president Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria is facing mass protests after the government canceled a fuel subsidy, effectively doubling gas prices. With anti-government feeling rapidly growing, some fear the demonstrations may soon turn violent, repeating the Arab Spring scenario. Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in cities across the country... 

Nigerian lawyers carry a banner and placards as they march on the streets to protest against soaring fuel prices, Lagos, Nigeria, January 5, 2012. Nigerians have begun a nationwide walkout over the removal of fuel subsidies in Africa’s largest oil-producing nation with labor unions set to join the strike. The strike follows union objections to a government decision to cut fuel subsidies, which... 

More than 3,000 people have been reported killed in South Sudan during a week of clashes between two tribes in the world’s newest state. Hundreds of children are missing and entire villages are said to have been burnt as a huge raiding party from the Lou Nuer tribe swept through a remote area in the east of the country, attacking their neighbours, the Murle people. The war party, estimated to... 

Journalists Johan Persson (L) and Martin Schibbye Two Swedish journalists have been sentenced to 11 years in prison in Ethiopia for supporting terrorism and illegally entering the African state. Reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson were arrested in July after entering the eastern province of Ogaden from Somalia. “The court has sentenced both defendants to 11 years. We have... 

People gather around burnt cars near St. Theresa Catholic Church after a bomb blast in the Madala Zuba district of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on December 25, 2011. Powerful explosions targeting government offices and churches in Nigeria have left at least 30 people dead and many others injured. On Sunday, more than 30 people were reportedly killed after explosions hit St. Theresa Church during Christmas... 

The baffling metal sphere, pictured made a crater 12 inches deep where it fell It is a mysterious ball that looks like a prop from a science fiction film – and nobody can explain where it came from. Police have been left baffled after a strange metal sphere fell to the ground in a remote area of northern Namibia, Africa. It weighs around 13lbs, has a diameter of 14 inches and its rough surface... 

Britain is apparently preparing its troops for the next oil war in Africa after Prime Minister considered Somalia as a “failed state” that has been threatening Britain’s interests and security. As the British government considered Libya’s regime change as a victory of the Nato forces, it is now looking for its next humanitarian intervention in oil-rich states in the Middle East and... 

Scientists have recently discovered a new type of cockroach in South Africa, which can jump a distance 48 times the length of its body. The insect was found in the Silvermine Nature Reserve in the Table Mountain National Park of South Africa, Royal Society Publishing journal reported. Scientists say the bug jumps with the help of its extra-long, spring-activated legs, which classifies it as a “leaproach.” According... 

Kenyan military soldiers Kenyan fighter jets have bombarded a civilian refugee camp in southern Somalia, killing and wounding dozens of people, Press TV reports. The airstrikes targeted the civilian refugee camp in Gedo region of Ceel Ade village on Friday afternoon, a Press TV correspondent reported on Saturday. Mohamed Abdi Kalil, the head of Gedo region, confirmed the attacks and the casualties. Kenya... 

Reports from Mali say three Europeans have been kidnapped and a fourth killed at Timbuktu in the north of the country. The information comes from a Malian government source. The person killed is said to be German; the others’ nationalities are from the Netherlands, South Africa and Sweden, officials and witnesses said, as officials on Saturday ordered a plane to evacuate foreigners from the tourist... 

Royal tradition: Swaziland's King Mswati III can choose a new wife at the annual Swazi Reed Dance British-educated King Mswati III wears leopardskin loincloths, has 13 wives and is feted by crowds of bare-breasted virgins. Last weekend, it was hard to think of anywhere in the world where the scenery could have been more beautiful or life felt more serene than in the mountain kingdom of Swaziland. The... 

Four suspects involved in a suspected satanic ritual, in which two girls were badly burnt, are led away by police officers after they appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court. Kirsty Theologo An 18-year-old South African woman was in a coma Monday after being doused in petrol and burned alive by friends in a Johannesburg park, in what police suspect was a satanic ritual. According to the... 

Kenyan troops near the Kenya-Somalia border. Kenyan airstrikes have claimed the lives of at least 64 Somali civilians, while leaving dozens of others injured, Press TV reports. The fatal airstrikes were carried out by Kenyan jet fighters near the southern town of Afmadow, a Press TV correspondent reported on Sunday. At least 130 people were also injured in the air attacks. Kenyan troops have advanced...