Lagos: Nigerian military have thwarted attempted suicide attacks in the restive northeast, the epicentre of the seven-year Boko Haram insurgency, the army has...
Lagos: Nigerian military have thwarted attempted suicide attacks in the restive northeast, the epicentre of the seven-year Boko Haram insurgency, the army has...
Nairobi: Uganda's High Court on Friday ordered the closure of a chain of low-cost private schools backed by Microsoft and Facebook founders Bill...
Johannesburg: South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday faced increasing calls to resign after a damaging probe unearthed further evidence of alleged corruption...
Nairobi: The anti-corruption protest had barely begun when it was brought to an abrupt end, baton-wielding police firing volleys of tear gas and...
Johannesburg: Calls for South African President Jacob Zuma to resign reached new heights Wednesday after a much-awaited probe was published into his allegedly...
GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s battle to eradicate Guinea worm is being hampered by conflict and infections in dogs but cases have fallen...
Banjul, Gambia: The goalkeeper of the Gambia's national women's football team died crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of starting a new life...
Kampala: A day after Uganda's president ordered the closure of one of Africa's oldest universities, 23-year old Gabriel Deng was hurriedly stuffing his...
PRETORIA: South African opposition parties, civic groups, unions and businesses marched in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday in a protest against President Jacob...
Dakar: Intimidation of opposition parties, media repression and politicised security forces have "all but extinguished" the chance of a free and fair election...
Niamey: At least 18 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes in Niger between cattle herders and farmers, officials said, adding that...
HARARE: A Zimbabwean cabinet minister on Tuesday accused Robert Mugabe’s deputy of using state institutions to try to arrest him and further his...
Bangui, Central African Republic: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the United Nations to boost security forces in the Central African Republic,...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Just days after weekend suicide bombings, at least four people were killed in an explosion on a minibus just outside the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Tuesday announced a cabinet reshuffle weeks into a state of emergency that followed waves...
Lagos: Boko Haram killed nine people, including five soldiers, over the weekend in an ambush on Nigerian troops in Nigeria's northeast, the army's...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Witnesses say Nigerian troops shot a man with explosives strapped to his torso trying to enter a refugee camp in northeastern...
ABIDJAN: Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots on Sunday in a referendum to decide whether to approve a new constitution that President...
