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Suicide attack on Libyan foreign ministry leaves three dead

Suicide attack on Libyan foreign ministry leaves three dead

-- 2018-12-25 19:14:34

At least three people were killed when suicide bombers attacked Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The assailants were suspected to be Islamic State milit...

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

-- 2018-12-25 15:46:21

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, should play a role in his country’s political life, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was cited as sayin...

Sudan football fans protest President Omar’s rule

Sudan football fans protest President Omar’s rule

-- 2018-12-24 20:42:47

Police in Sudan have fired tear gas at football fans demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir's rule as protests spread across the country. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a road near a footbal...

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

-- 2018-12-24 14:31:03

The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military court said. Abdulle Bule...

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

-- 2018-12-24 11:03:12

Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading toward the centre of the capital, Khartoum, late on Sunday, demonstrating a...

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

-- 2018-12-23 10:43:13

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday to express his support for Sudan after days of anti-government protests, Bashir’s office s...

Blasts hit Somali capital city centre

Blasts hit Somali capital city centre

-- 2018-12-22 14:01:53

A car bomb exploded in the city centre of Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, causing huge clouds of smoke to rise above the city, followed by a second explosion nearby. “A suici...

Nigeria opens new airport terminal in Abuja

Nigeria opens new airport terminal in Abuja

-- 2018-12-21 14:36:54

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the newly built Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport terminal, the largest airport in West Africa, in the capital city Abuja. The "ultra-modern" fa...

Thousands protest economic hardship in Sudan

Thousands protest economic hardship in Sudan

-- 2018-12-20 17:34:21

Thousands have taken to the streets in several Sudanese towns to protest economic hardship, especially higher bread prices, with a mob in the northern city of Atbara torching the ruling party's office...

Gunmen kill Nigeria's ex-defence chief

Gunmen kill Nigeria's ex-defence chief

-- 2018-12-20 15:16:02

A former defence chief in Nigeria has been killed in an ambush outside the capital, Abuja. Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh died from gunshot wounds in an attack on his vehicle by unknown gunmen. The Ex...

Congo ethnic clashes leave 100 dead this week

Congo ethnic clashes leave 100 dead this week

-- 2018-12-19 17:39:04

More than 100 people have died in clashes between rival ethnic groups in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, local activists said on Wednesday. The fighting in Mai-Ndombe province is...

Zimbabwe ex-first lady faces arrest warrant

Zimbabwe ex-first lady faces arrest warrant

-- 2018-12-19 17:24:43

South African prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's ex-first lady, Grace Mugabe, for allegedly assaulting a model in 2017, police say. The move comes after a court annulled her dip...

Algeria, S Korea eye boosting strategic partnership

Algeria, S Korea eye boosting strategic partnership

-- 2018-12-19 14:12:37

Algeria and South Korea have agreed that a great potential can be exploited in their bilateral partnership. The conclusion was drawn up at the end of the visit by South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-...

11 die in Zimbabwe road crash

11 die in Zimbabwe road crash

-- 2018-12-17 10:51:46

At least eleven people were killed late Sunday afternoon after two minibuses collided head-on 49 km from Harare along the highway to Nyamapanda border, police said. Spokesperson Paul Nyathi said t...

At least 21 dead in Ethiopia ethnic violence

At least 21 dead in Ethiopia ethnic violence

-- 2018-12-15 16:58:01

Heavy fighting between ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia has killed at least 21 people and wounded 61, its state news agency said on Saturday, amid escalating violence that has sent hundreds fleeing...

Nigerian army lifts ban on UNICEF’s operations in northeast

Nigerian army lifts ban on UNICEF’s operations in northeast

-- 2018-12-15 12:49:20

Nigeria's military has revoked its earlier decision to suspend activities of the UN children's agency UNICEF in the northeast of the country. The military said this came after "extensive deliberation...

Ramaphosa vows to fight corruption

Ramaphosa vows to fight corruption

-- 2018-12-14 13:53:51

Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South African, vowed on Thursday night to root out widespread corruption that has left several state-owned enterprises in need of government bailouts. Amid criticisms...

Fire destroys voting machines in Congo

Fire destroys voting machines in Congo

-- 2018-12-13 21:04:10

Fire has gutted an electoral commission depot in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the violent run-up to a presidential vote. More than two-thirds of the electronic voting mac...

Tanzania to build dam at heritage site

Tanzania to build dam at heritage site

-- 2018-12-13 14:05:57

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has signed a deal for the construction of a hydro-electric power plant in one of East Africa's best-known game reserves, amid criticism from environmentalists. The...

Mozambique busts '30,000 ghost workers'

Mozambique busts '30,000 ghost workers'

-- 2018-12-11 17:52:39

Proof-of-life tests in Mozambique have revealed that 30,000 ghost workers on the civil service payroll. The civil service minister said some were paid for jobs they had not done, others were dead or...

Congo’s Kabila ‘may seek re-election in future’

Congo’s Kabila ‘may seek re-election in future’

-- 2018-12-10 12:59:26

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after the 23 December poll, but may seek re-election in the future. Kabila, 47, said he would remain in politics after t...

Fifteen civilians die in ethnic attack on Mali village

Fifteen civilians die in ethnic attack on Mali village

-- 2018-12-09 17:02:42

Fifteen civilians from the Fulani community were killed last week when armed men from a rival ethnic group attacked their village in central Mali, a regional governor said on Saturday. Communal viole...

Second deadliest Ebola outbreak hits major African city

Second deadliest Ebola outbreak hits major African city

-- 2018-12-08 16:16:38

The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city. Butembo, a bustling city of almost a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is reportin...

Sudan gold mine collapse kills three miners; 10 still trapped

Sudan gold mine collapse kills three miners; 10 still trapped

-- 2018-12-08 13:03:02

Three miners were killed and 10 were trapped underground when a gold mine they were working at in northern Sudan collapsed, the state’s Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) said in a statem...

Mediterranean refugee rescue ship ends operation

Mediterranean refugee rescue ship ends operation

-- 2018-12-07 15:57:55

The last refugee rescue ship working in the Mediterranean Sea, Aquarius, has ended her operations, French NGO Medecins sans Frontieres said late on Thursday, blaming harassment from Italy and other co...

US military strike kills four al Shabaab militants in Somalia

US military strike kills four al Shabaab militants in Somalia

-- 2018-12-06 15:32:52

The US military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Awdheegle, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the government’s efforts t...

Libyans protest against US air strike in southern Libya

Libyans protest against US air strike in southern Libya

-- 2018-12-05 11:37:58

Dozens of Libyans protested on Tuesday against a US air strike on suspected al Qaeda militants in the country’s southwestern desert, saying civilians had been targeted, witnesses said. The US A...

Libyan State Council stresses importance of polls, constitution

Libyan State Council stresses importance of polls, constitution

-- 2018-12-04 15:00:45

The head of Libya's Higher Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Meshri has stressed the importance of holding elections and adopting a constitution for his country. He made the remarks during his meeting...

Nigerian president Buhari denies death rumour

Nigerian president Buhari denies death rumour

-- 2018-12-03 12:22:41

Nigeria’s President Buhari has denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumour that has circulated on social media for months. Buhari,...

IMF agrees new loan programme for Sierra Leone

IMF agrees new loan programme for Sierra Leone

-- 2018-12-02 15:40:46

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved a new $172 million loan programme for Sierra Leone to help the West African country combat rising inflation and lackluster economic growth. Th...