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Mali government resigns after massacre, insecurity

Mali government resigns after massacre, insecurity

-- 2019-04-19 13:58:53

Mali’s prime minister and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation. “The President...

Mali government resigns as anger mounts over massacre

Mali government resigns as anger mounts over massacre

-- 2019-04-19 12:44:20

Mali’s prime minister and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation. “The President...

Heavy shelling kills four in Libya’s Tripoli

Heavy shelling kills four in Libya’s Tripoli

-- 2019-04-17 13:26:17

At least four people were killed in heavy shelling in the Libyan capital Tripoli, an official said on Wednesday as Europe and the Gulf were divided over a push by eastern forces commander Khalifa Haft...

Sudan protesters demand trial of past leaders

Sudan protesters demand trial of past leaders

-- 2019-04-15 16:34:50

Organisers of mass protests in Sudan have said they want the full dismantling of the "deep state" left behind by ousted leader Omar al-Bashir. A spokesman said leaders of the past regime should be pu...

Nigerian oil unions deny fuel scarcity

Nigerian oil unions deny fuel scarcity

-- 2019-04-14 21:02:54

Nigerian oil unions on Saturday denied reports about fuel scarcity hitting parts of the oil-producing country and called on citizens to stop panic buying of petrol and diesel. Local media reported on...

Sudan’s military council head steps down

Sudan’s military council head steps down

-- 2019-04-13 10:38:58

The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests. Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decisi...

WHO fears outbreaks of infectious diseases in Libya

WHO fears outbreaks of infectious diseases in Libya

-- 2019-04-12 17:10:44

The World Health Organisation (WHO) fears outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and people fleeing fighting nearing Tripoli, where it has about two weeks of emergency supplies for hospit...

Sudanese protesters defy curfew after army ousts Bashir

Sudanese protesters defy curfew after army ousts Bashir

-- 2019-04-12 12:43:05

Large crowds have remained on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ignoring a curfew declared by the country's new military council. Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and ar...

Sudan military ousts, arrest president

Sudan military ousts, arrest president

-- 2019-04-11 18:06:27

After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, Awad Ibn Ouf said the army had decided to oversee a two-y...

Sudan’s president steps down: Government sources

Sudan’s president steps down: Government sources

-- 2019-04-11 14:31:13

Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to form a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday. Th...

Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan capital: TV

Heavy gunfire heard at protest in Sudan capital: TV

-- 2019-04-09 11:43:22

Heavy gunfire was heard at a protest outside the defence ministry in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, live broadcast by Arab TV stations showed, and activists said that security forces were...

Thousands flee amid clashes in Libya

Thousands flee amid clashes in Libya

-- 2019-04-08 18:57:38

At least 2,800 people have fled from the fighting near Libya's capital, Tripoli, according to the UN. Other civilians are trapped by the clashes and are cut off from vital emergency services, it says...

World powers, UN condemn fresh fighting in Libya

World powers, UN condemn fresh fighting in Libya

-- 2019-04-06 14:02:13

World powers and the United Nations have condemned fresh fighting in Libya as rebel forces from the east of the country march on the capital. The G7 group of rich countries urged all parties "to imme...

Algerian intelligence chief removed

Algerian intelligence chief removed

-- 2019-04-05 15:28:32

Algeria’s intelligence chief, Athmane Tartag, has been removed from his post, Reuters reported on Friday citing private Ennahar television station. Tartag, a retired army general, was an ally o...

Chinese firm to build rural road in Nigeria

Chinese firm to build rural road in Nigeria

-- 2019-04-05 13:13:09

A Chinese construction firm has formally commenced the construction of a road to open up rural areas in Nigeria's northeastern state of Gombe, aiming to boost the local economy. The road construction...

Gunmen kidnap American in Uganda; $500,000 ransom demanded

Gunmen kidnap American in Uganda; $500,000 ransom demanded

-- 2019-04-04 11:42:20

An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday. Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and U...

Algeria's Bouteflika ends 20-year rule after mass protests

Algeria's Bouteflika ends 20-year rule after mass protests

Reuters 2019-04-03 14:23:09

Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to six weeks of largely peaceful mass protests driven by youth and pressure from the powerful army against his 20-...

IS claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

IS claims killing of Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

-- 2019-04-03 11:35:39

Islamic State carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group’s weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue with...

Algeria's president to quit before mandate ends April 28

Algeria's president to quit before mandate ends April 28

-- 2019-04-02 11:46:27

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate ends on April 28, state news agency APS said on Monday, bowing to weeks of mass protests and army pressure seeking an end to his...

UN chief wants democratic transition in Algeria

UN chief wants democratic transition in Algeria

-- 2019-03-31 21:02:40

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests have pushed for President Abdelaziz Boute...

Pope reaches Morocco for two-day trip

Pope reaches Morocco for two-day trip

-- 2019-03-30 19:48:26

Pope Francis reached Morocco on Saturday to start a two-day trip centred on inter-faith relations. The Alitalia plane carrying the pope, his entourage and journalists arrived at the Moroccan capital&...

Burundi bans BBC, suspends Voice of America

Burundi bans BBC, suspends Voice of America

-- 2019-03-30 16:25:48

Central African nation Burundi has banned the BBC and indefinitely suspended Voice of America, moves that campaigners and the international broadcasters described as a blow to press freedom. The coun...

Pro-democracy protesters march again in Algeria

Pro-democracy protesters march again in Algeria

-- 2019-03-29 19:22:27

Tens of thousands of chanting, banner-waving protesters marched though Algiers for the sixth Friday in succession to demand the removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika days after the country’s...

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

-- 2019-03-27 11:59:45

The death toll from Saturday’s attack by unknown gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen to 157, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming it as one of the worst recent atrocities...

Mali president disbands vigilante group after Fulani massacre

Mali president disbands vigilante group after Fulani massacre

-- 2019-03-25 11:27:49

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sacked and replaced two generals and disbanded an anti-jihadi vigilante group on Sunday, a day after gunmen massacred 134 Fulani herders in the country&rs...

Death toll from Mozambique cyclone reaches 446

Death toll from Mozambique cyclone reaches 446

-- 2019-03-24 16:38:27

Mozambique has recorded more deaths from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa, a government minister said on Sunday, with hundreds left in camps after homes were destroyed. Cyclone Idai lashed...

Mali gunmen kill at least 134 Fulani herders as UN visits

Mali gunmen kill at least 134 Fulani herders as UN visits

-- 2019-03-24 12:10:54

Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence. T...

Al Shabaab car bomb blast rocks Somali ministry building

Al Shabaab car bomb blast rocks Somali ministry building

-- 2019-03-23 15:32:38

Central Mogadishu was shaken on Saturday by a car bomb blast at a government ministry building, with Islamist group al Shabaab claiming responsibility for the attack in the Somali capital. “The...

Youngest captain, loving son: Ethiopian pilots honoured in death

Youngest captain, loving son: Ethiopian pilots honoured in death

-- 2019-03-21 15:02:42

The dreams of the two young men soared as high as the Ethiopian Airlines planes they proudly flew. Handsome, cosmopolitan Yared Getachew was to marry another plane captain this year. Studious, seriou...

Death toll in Mozambique cyclone crosses 200

Death toll in Mozambique cyclone crosses 200

-- 2019-03-20 14:06:09

The number of people killed after a powerful cyclone and flooding hit Mozambique has risen to above 200, President Filipe Nyusi said on Tuesday (local time) after a cabinet meeting on the disaster. C...