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Building collapses in Kenya's capital; police report 3 dead 03 Jun 2018 - 12:28 pm

Nairobi, Kenya: Three people have been killed when a building collapsed in Nairobi's low income residential area of Huruma, a police official and...

Cattle rustlers kill 23 in northern Nigeria: official 03 Jun 2018 - 11:47 am

Kano, Nigeria, Cattle thieves have killed 23 people in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state which has been battling cattle rustling and kidnapping in recent...

UN calls for calm as dozens injured in Mali opposition protest 03 Jun 2018 - 11:13 am

Bamako: The UN has called for calm in Mali after dozens of people were hurt during banned opposition protests in Bamako, sparking calls...

Ethiopia ministers OK draft law to lift state of emergency 02 Jun 2018 - 02:09 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia's cabinet has approved a draft law aiming to lift the country's state of emergency that was imposed in February...

Traffickers plot to sell Nigerians for sex at Russia's World Cup 31 May 2018 - 11:44 pm

ABUJA/LONDON: Human traffickers are planning to exploit relaxed Russian visa controls for next month's World Cup to sell Nigerian women into sex work,...

UN reports unprecedented fighting in Libyan city of Derna 31 May 2018 - 11:12 am

GENEVA: Fighting in the Libyan city of Derna has reached unprecedented levels, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes,...

Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa sets July 30 general election 30 May 2018 - 01:33 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe will hold a general election on July 30, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, a vote he has pledged will be...

Kenya arrests youth service chief after theft of funds - media 28 May 2018 - 08:32 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan authorities have arrested the head of the National Youth Service as part of investigations into a $99-million theft of funds, media...

Mayor of S.African capital 'carjacked' by armed gang 26 May 2018 - 02:00 pm

Johannesburg, The mayor of South African capital Pretoria was 'carjacked' outside a restaurant in the early hours of Saturday by an armed gang...

Burkina Faso breaks diplomatic ties with Taiwan 24 May 2018 - 02:18 pm

Ouagadougou: The Sahel state of Burkina Faso announced Thursday that it was breaking diplomatic ties with Taiwan. "The Burkina government decided today to...

Mugabe a no-show at Zimbabwe parliament hearing 23 May 2018 - 01:28 pm

Harare: Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe on Wednesday failed to turn up for a parliamentary hearing where he was due to give evidence...

Two new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo - Health Ministry 22 May 2018 - 11:47 am

MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Burundi approves new constitution extending presidential term limit 21 May 2018 - 07:58 pm

BURUNDI: Voters in Burundi have overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, the electoral commission said on Monday, ushering in changes that could let the...

Ebola preparedness much better now than for 2014 outbreak - WHO 21 May 2018 - 01:36 pm

Geneva: The spread of Ebola to a major city in Democratic Republic of Congo is worrying but the outlook is much more optimistic...

South Africa agrees 3-year wage deal with public sector unions 21 May 2018 - 09:39 am

CAPE TOWN: The South African government has agreed a three-year wage deal with public sector unions, a spokesman for the NEHAWU union, which...

Kenyan investigators to question more than 40 people over 'massive theft' 20 May 2018 - 12:52 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan investigators have summoned more than 40 people for questioning after a "massive theft of public funds" at the country's National Youth...

DRCongo reports 3 new Ebola cases 19 May 2018 - 01:10 pm

Kinshasa, Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling northwest taking the number of suspected infections to...