Africa
Dozens killed in two attacks on Kenya’s coast
Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two separate attacks in coastal Kenya overnight, the Interior Ministry said.
At least 13 killed in latest attacks at Kenyan coast
At least 13 people were killed when attackers wielding guns raided two separate areas on the Kenyan coast overnight, the Kenyan Red Cross said on Sunday.
Nigeria kills 53 suspected Boko Haram fighters
Nigeria’s military is claiming to have killed at least 53 Boko Haram fighters while repelling an attack on a military base in Damboa, in the northeasterly...
Car bomb targets Somalia parliament complex
A suicide car bomb has killed at least three soldiers in an attack at the entrance of the Somali parliament, witnesses say.
Senegal prime minister sacked after dismal polls performance
Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Toure was on Friday sacked by President Macky Sall after she failed to win a seat at local elections on Sunday, a presidential...
U.S. warns of possible terrorist attack on Ugandan airport
U.S. authorities have been warned of a specific terrorist threat to Entebbe Airport in Uganda later on Thursday.
'Severely traumatised' Pistorius 'at risk of suicide'
The double-amputee sprint runner has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and needs...
Pistorius trial restarts after psychiatric report reveals he is not mentally ill
Oscar Pistorius is not mentally ill and is fit to stand trial, a psychiatric report has found.
Pistorius trial to resume tomorrow after a month of psychiatric tests
The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius resumes Monday after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety...
Drastic action needed on West Africa Ebola outbreak, U.N. health agency says
The World Health Organization on Thursday announced an 11-nation meeting and called for “drastic action” to fight the deadliest Ebola outbreak...
Husband of Sudanese ‘apostate’ says fearful family wants out
A Sudanese Christian woman who faces death threats after a court cleared her of apostasy has been charged with forgery after trying to leave the country,...
Deadly attack, low turnout mar Libya’s parliamentary elections
A deadly attack on troops and low turnout Wednesday marred Libya’s general election on which hopes were pinned of ending three years of turmoil since...
At least 21 dead after explosion near shopping centre in Nigerian capital
An explosion blamed on Islamic extremists rocked a shopping mall in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Wednesday and police said at least 21 people have...
Libyans set to vote amid chaos
Libyans go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new national parliament despite much of the country being in the grip of the worst violence since the 2011...
Death row woman Meriam Ibrahim ‘re-arrested’ as she tries to leave Sudan
A Sudanese woman freed from death row has reportedly been arrested with her husband as they tried to leave the country with their children.
Another Nigeria kidnapping: 60 females, 31 boys said to be taken
Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women, and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday.
Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya coast attack
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya’s coast, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 people died in twin massacres...
Eight dead, 12 hurt after explosion at medical school in Nigeria’s Kano city
An explosion at a medical school in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano killed at least eight people and wounded 12, according to police, who blamed...
Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy ‘to be freed’
A woman sentenced to death after being accused of converting from Islam to Christianity has been released from prison, according to her lawyer.
Kerry in Cairo for talks with Egypt’s new president
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cairo on Sunday for talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over Egypt’s crackdown on the Muslim...
Final report: Nigeria wraps up kidnap investigation with 200 girls still missing
Nigeria wrapped up its inquiry into the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by militants on Friday with little progress to show, reporting almost none...
Egypt confirms death sentence for Brotherhood’s Badie and 180 others
An Egyptian court has confirmed the death sentences of more than 180 Islamists, as well as the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie (pictured...
Mandela’s ex-PA hits out at icon’s funeral ‘chaos’
Nelson Mandela’s long-serving personal assistant has hit out at the “chaos” around his funeral and bickering over his legacy in a hard-hitting...
Nigeria ‘losing $35million from oil theft every day’
Nigeria is losing an estimated $35 million a day from oil theft and needs to put a “full, final stop” to the growing black market for crude...
21 dead after explosion at screening of World Cup game in Nigeria
At least 21 people have been killed after a suicide bomber targeted football fans at a World Cup screening in northeastern Nigeria.
Terror repeat: Extremists attack Kenya region for second straight night
Extremists attacked a coastal area of Kenya for the second night in a row, killing at least nine people a day after the deaths of nearly 50, an official...
At least 50 dead after gunmen attack coastal Kenyan town
At least 50 people were killed when some 50 insurgents flying black Islamist flags swept into a Kenyan coastal town firing guns in an unprecedented attack,...
Poachers massacre 68 elephants in Congo, slay Kenya’s oldest tusker
One of Africa’s oldest national parks is under attack “from all fronts,” its director said Friday after 68 elephants were slaughtered...
U.S. condemns Sudan over Christian woman’s death penalty
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Sudan for sentencing a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, urging Khartoum to repeal its laws banning Muslims...
Soldier killed after female suicide bomber attack at Nigerian barracks
A female suicide bomber killed herself and a soldier outside an army barracks in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gombe on Sunday, the military said,...
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