Africa
Sierra Leone ends three-day Ebola shutdown with 92 bodies found
Millions of Sierra Leoneans are set to emerge from their homes on Monday after a three-day nationwide lockdown during which 92 bodies and new cases of...
Houthi rebels seize key sites in capital as Yemen’s PM resigns
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Basindwa has resigned amid escalating clashes in the capital between Shia Houthi rebels and pro-government forces.
Kenya marks anniversary of Westgate mall attack
Thousands of mourners gathered in Kenya’s capital on Sunday for emotional commemorations marking a year since Somali Islamist gunmen attacked Nairobi’s...
Bomb kills two policemen near Egypt foreign ministry
A bomb blast near the foreign ministry in central Cairo killed two Egyptian policemen on Sunday, a security official said.
Sierra Leone faces criticism on second day of 72-hour Ebola shutdown
Sierra Leone began the second day of a 72-hour nationwide shutdown aimed at containing the spread of the deadly Ebola virus on Saturday amid criticism...
Gay-friendly mosque launches quiet ‘revolution’ in South Africa
A new mosque where gay people are welcome, Christians too, and women are treated equally to men opened peacefully in Cape Town on Friday.
Three-day lockdown of Sierra Leone begins in bid to conquer Ebola
Sierra Leone began a three-day lockdown on Friday in an effort to halt the spread of the Ebola virus, as President Ernest Bai Koroma urged residents to...
Nigerian police detail officers to torture and rape, rights group report says
Torture is so common in Nigeria’s police force that many police stations have a designated officer to carry out atrocities such as pulling teeth,...
Nigeria says 70 dead in building collapse; questions S. Africa victim claim
Seventy bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed church building in Lagos but remain unidentified, a Nigerian official said on Wednesday,...
700 feared drowned as two packed migrant boats sink in the Mediterranean
More than 700 immigrants are feared drowned in two separate incidents in the Mediterranean.
Prophet blames terrorists for deadly collapse at church construction site
At least 40 people were killed when a building under construction at the Lagos headquarters of one of Nigeria’s best-known Christian evangelical...
Rampant Ebola fear takes toll on Africa tourism
Ebola is thousands of miles away from Kenya’s pristine Indian Ocean beaches, but the deadly disease appears to be discouraging tourism there and...
Ebola hospital workers walk out over pay
Local workers have gone on strike in an overcrowded Ebola ward at a major district hospital in Sierra Leone’s disease-stricken east over claims the...
Not guilty of murder: Oscar Pistorius cleared of most serious charges
Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp - but he could still face a lengthy jail term if found guilty of her manslaughter.
Nigerian military accused of committing atrocities in hunt for Boko Haram
Boko Haram has been emboldened by the success of the Islamic State, observers say, and like IS, the group has declared an intent to create a “caliphate,”...
Cameroon army kills more than 100 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroon said on Monday its soldiers had killed “more than 100” Boko Haram fighters during an attempted incursion by the Nigeria-based Islamist...
Lesotho braces for military action as renegade general empties armouries
Lesotho’s army commander said Sunday that military action was now the only option against a general accused of masterminding an attempted coup, and...
With new head, Somali militants promise enemies ‘great distress’
Somali militant group al Shabaab is promising “great distress” to its enemies, having named a new leader after its head, Ahmed Godane, was...
Somali terror group leader responsible for Kenya mall massacre killed by US strike
U.S. airstrikes earlier this week killed the leader of the al-Shabab terrorist group in Somalia, the Pentagon said Friday.
Thousands flee two northern Nigeria towns in fear of Boko Haram attacks
Hundreds of civilians are fleeing Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri as fears grow that Islamist Boko Haram militants may try to assault the...
U.S. drone strikes in Somalia may have killed top al-Shabaab leader
The U.S. military has said it carried out an operation against al-Shabaab militants in Somalia as reports emerged of a drone strike against the group’s...
Liberian Ebola victim chased through streets after escaping treatment centre
Video has emerged of Liberian Ebola clinic workers dressed in contamination suits chasing an escaped patient through the streets after he left a treatment...
Health workers death toll mounts as Ebola spreads in West Africa
Nigeria has confirmed a fresh case of Ebola in a doctor whose husband died from the virus, adding to a growing list of health care workers in West Africa...
Video: plague of locusts descends on Madagascar
A thick grey swarm of locusts engulfed Madagascar’s capital this week, sending children scuttling and causing florists to burn tyres in panic.
Lesotho military deny coup attempt as South Africa issues warning
Lesotho’s armed forces have denied attempting a coup against Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Saturday, saying they had moved against police elements...
Somali and AU forces launch offensive against Islamist militants
Somali and African Union forces have launched a long-awaited fresh offensive against al-Shabaab Islamist militants.
Lesotho military seize control of police HQ in apparent coup attempt
Lesotho’s military seized control of the tiny African kingdom’s police headquarters and jammed radio stations and phones in the early hours...
Ebola spreads from Nigeria’s Lagos to oil hub of Port Harcourt
A doctor in Nigeria’s southeastern oil hub city of Port Harcourt has died of Ebola, Nigeria’s Health Ministry says.
Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank
The worst ever Ebola outbreak is causing enormous damage to West African economies as foreign businessmen quit the region, the African Development Bank...
In the crosshairs: Wildlife ‘WikiLeaks’ targets Africa poaching elite
Poachers slaughtering Africa’s elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists...
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