World / Africa

Violence displaces over 400,000 people in Niger 07 Jun 2019 - 07:23 pm

Niamey: Worsening security has caused the number of displaced people in Niger to surge to at least 400,000, a rise of more than...

Algeria presidential polls 'impossible' on July 4: constitutional council 02 Jun 2019 - 02:34 pm

Algiers: It will be "impossible" to organise Algeria's presidential elections on July 4 as planned, the country's constitutional council said Sunday after the...

Wanted terror suspect arrested on Kenya’s national day 01 Jun 2019 - 03:08 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: A wanted terror suspect has been arrested on Saturday when he was trying to sneak into a stadium, where thousands had...

In a troubled Central African city Muslims return after flight 30 May 2019 - 09:04 pm

Bangassou, Central African Republic: Four walls are all that remain of his house. Around it are piles of rubble, where opportunistic weeds grow....

Nigerian President Buhari sworn in for second term 29 May 2019 - 02:05 pm

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in for a second term in office on Wednesday, vowing once more to tackle crippling security...

Villagers kill Ebola health worker in eastern DR Congo 27 May 2019 - 03:44 pm

Kinshasa: Villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed a health worker engaged in the fight against a major Ebola outbreak and looted...

30 dead, 200 missing after boat sinking on Congo lake 27 May 2019 - 08:29 am

KINSHASA, Congo, Authorities in western Congo say at least 30 people are dead and another 200 are missing after a boat sank on...

Central Africa holds three days' mourning over massacre 23 May 2019 - 10:57 pm

Bangui, Central African Republic: The leader of the Central African Republic proclaimed three days of mourning starting Thursday for more than 50 people...

Botswana lifts ban on big game hunting 22 May 2019 - 10:34 pm

GABORONE: Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa's elephants, lifted a ban on big game hunting on Wednesday, citing growing conflict between...

Somalia protests after its officials deported by Kenya 22 May 2019 - 10:00 pm

MOGADISHU: Somalia has criticised neighbouring Kenya for deporting two Somali lawmakers and a minister after authorities in Nairobi blocked them from entering the...

Armed group kills 34 civilians in Central African Republic 22 May 2019 - 09:21 pm

BANGUI: An armed militia killed 34 civilians in an attack on Tuesday in Central African Republic, a government spokesman said, issuing a deadline...

Violent kidnappings-for-ransom spread across Nigeria 20 May 2019 - 11:19 pm

Lagos: Aminu Magami, a taxi driver in northwest Nigeria, froze in fear when more than 20 gunmen stormed an expressway one night in...

Boko Haram kills two in Nigerian refugee camp attack 19 May 2019 - 10:50 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday killed two people and injured a dozen others in an pre-dawn attack on a refugee camp...

Tanzania floods kill five, leave around 2,500 homeless 17 May 2019 - 12:49 pm

Nairobi, Flooding in Tanzania has killed five people and forced about 2,500 to flee their homes after a week of torrential rain in...

Ghana cracks down on 'Western Togoland' separatist dream 15 May 2019 - 09:10 pm

Accra: With his white hair and walking stick, Charles Kormi Kudzordzi does not look like the leader of a revolutionary separatist movement seeking...

Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders' trust in drought insurance 13 May 2019 - 09:15 pm

ISIOLO: It only lasts about two and half minutes, but the brief message Asma Mohamed broadcasts on her daily radio show has become...

Ebola centre attacker killed in DRC 13 May 2019 - 02:11 pm

Butembo, DR Congo: Police and soldiers repelled an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, killing...

Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso 13 May 2019 - 01:03 am

OUAGADOUGOU: Gunmen killed six people including a priest outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government said, the second attack...