Africa
Explosion at petrol station kills 90 people sheltering from heavy rain in Ghana
An explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital killed around 90 people sheltering from a storm early on Thursday, emergency services said, in...
Ex-Egypt President Mubarak to be retried over killing of protesters in 2011
Egypt’s highest appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges that he failed to stop the killing of...
Explosion at petrol station kills 73 people sheltering from heavy rain in Ghana
At least 73 people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, local authorities say. Billy Anaglate, a...
Amnesty slams Nigeria army for human rights abuses in Boko Haram battle
Nigerian military abuses have caused the deaths of some 8,000 civilians in the fight against Boko Haram extremists, Amnesty International said in a report...
UN chief warns of setbacks in tackling Ebola
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has applauded the progress made in fighting Ebola but warned of possible setbacks in case of lapse in vigilance.
Protests flare in Burundi as UN seeks end to violence
Protesters in Burundi clashed with police Tuesday just three days before parliamentary elections as the United Nations pushed for action to halt the violence...
Ebola threat to Guinea Bissau rises as border zone heats up
Violent protests against Ebola controls in a north Guinea town have prompted the Red Cross to withdraw workers, undermining efforts to stop the spread...
Deadly violence hits northeast as Nigeria president starts term
A suicide bombing killed 26 people inside a mosque in northeast Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri on Saturday, hours after Boko Haram launched a separate...
New blow to Nkurunziza as Burundi election official flees
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid to stand for a third term in office suffered a new blow today after it emerged a top a...
New Nigerian president seeks to crush ‘godless’ Boko Haram
New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Friday to eradicate the “mindless, godless” militant group Boko Haram and rescue hundreds...
Libyan PM survives assassination attempt as country battles factions
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said on Tuesday he had survived an assassination attempt after leaving a session...
South African rhino survives horrific attack by poachers
The rhino’s rescuers gave her a name: Hope. Poachers in South Africa had darted the rhino with a tranquilizer and hacked off her horns while she...
Soldiers kills seven comrades in Tunis barracks before being shot dead
A Tunisian soldier has been shot dead after opening fire on comrades, killing an officer and six others. Another 10 soldiers were injured in the attack...
Soldiers kills three comrades in Tunis barracks before being shot dead
A Tunisian soldier has been shot dead after opening fire on comrades, killing an officer and two others. Another 15 soldiers were injured in the attack...
Cholera epidemic hits 3,000 Burundi refugees in Tanzania: U.N.
About 3,000 refugees fleeing political turmoil in Burundi have been infected in a cholera epidemic in neighboring Tanzania, the United Nations said on...
Deadly Burundi protests as police try to crush demos
Protesters in Burundi fought intense battles with police Thursday in violent anti-government demonstrations against a third term bid for power by the president,...
Aid workers struggle as cholera starts to take hold of Burundi refugees
Humanitarian agencies are struggling to cope as tens of thousands of Burundian refugees stranded on Kagunga Island in Tanzania face worsening medical conditions. UNICEF...
1 dead in Burundi unrest; leader delays parliamentary vote
Burundi police fired live bullets, tear gas and tossed a grenade Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters angry over the president’s bid for...
Burundi president appears in public after coup, warns of Islamist threat
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza made a brief statement to journalists in the foyer of his heavily guarded presidential offices in Bujumbura Sunday...
Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court
Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of...
Burundi’s president urges end to protest, coup leader at large
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it...
General who led failed Burundi coup arrested as president returns
The general who led an attempt to topple Burundi’s president has been arrested, a presidential spokesman says. Major General Godefroid Niyombare...
President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east...
Burundi President appeals for calm and insists: I’m still running the country
Burundi’s President has appealed for calm after one general claimed he had been deposed while another insisted an attempted coup had failed. Army...
Clashes erupt after Burundi coup attempt; president out of country
Heavy fighting between rival Burundian troops erupted in the capital on Thursday, the day after a top general launched a coup to oust the central African...
Burundi army divided after coup attempt, president out of country
Burundi’s armed forces chief announced Thursday that an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza had failed, although the claim was quickly...
Burundi president denies ousted general’s coup claims
Crowds celebrates in Burundi’s streets after an ousted army general said he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional...
South Africa reveals rhino poaching is hitting new record levels
South Africa has revealed that more rhinos were poached in the first four months of 2015 than in the same period last year as the scourge continues to...
China ‘negotiating Horn of Africa military base’ near U.S. Camp Lemonnier
China is negotiating a military base in the strategic port of Djibouti, the president says, raising the prospect of US and Chinese bases side-by-side in...
Libya rejects EU migrant plan, says not asked
Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations is largely rejecting a European Union plan to fight the growing migrant crisis that is centered in his crumbling...
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