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Gas blast kills 15, destroys several buildings in Nigeria

An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, emergency services said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...

Grief, controversy mark anniversary of Ethiopian plane crash

The year since the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing...

Sudan’s PM survives assassination attempt in Khartoum

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt...

UN’s Libya peace envoy quits on grounds of stress

The UN's special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his...

Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

Nigeria has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, the health...

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak passed away on Tuesday at...

Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation...

23 dead in Niger aid stampede: Officials

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian...

26 dead in central Nigeria attacks

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks...

At least 14 student killed in Kenya school stampede

Fourteen children were killed in a stampede as they rushed...

20 killed in stampede at Tanzania church service

At least 20 people have been killed and over a...

US restricts immigration from Nigeria, five other countries

The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on...

Military jet crashes in Algeria, killing two pilots

Two pilots were killed in a Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft crash...

24 dead in Libya clashes

Clashes between Libya's UN-backed government forces and the east-based army...

Twenty soldiers killed in Mali attack

About 20 soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on...

Five soldiers die in explosion in Burkina Faso

At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion...

Eastern Libya halts more than half the country’s oil output

Eastern Libya ports controlled by commander Khalifa Haftar, who is...

Three African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute

Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached...

Three killed in militant attack near Kenya’s Somalia border

Three teachers were killed in Kenya near the country’s border...

Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce ceasefire

Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on...

Turkey, Russia call for ceasefire in Libya on January 12

Turkey and Russia on Wednesday called on all parties in...

30 die, 35 injured in Nigeria bomb blast

At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian...

Airstrike kills 28 students of military academy in Libya’s Tripoli

An airstrike hit a military academy in the Libyan capital...

Fourteen killed in bomb attack on bus convoy in Burkina Faso

Fourteen people were killed and 19 wounded when a bus...

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