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Militant attack kills 20 in Burkina Faso

-- 2021-11-15 11:39:13

An attack by insurgents killed 19 Burkina Faso military police and a civilian on Sunday in the tri-border northern region where the West African nation is battling Islamist militants, Security Ministe...

Sudanese security forces arrest Al Jazeera bureau chief

-- 2021-11-14 18:10:57

Qatar's Al Jazeera TV network said on Twitter on Sunday Sudanese security forces had raided the home of its Khartoum bureau chief, El Musalmi El Kabbashi, and arrested him. The network did not provid...

Sierra Leone tanker blast death toll rises to 144

-- 2021-11-14 16:45:47

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital on Nov 5 has risen to 144 from a previous estimate of 115, health ministry data showed on Saturday. The tanker exploded following...

Popular Zambian-born author Wilbur Smith dies

-- 2021-11-14 14:05:17

International best-selling author Wilbur Smith has died at his home in Cape Town at the age of 88, his publisher has announced. He passed away on Saturday afternoon with his wife, Niso, b...

At least 16 UN staff, dependents detained in Ethiopia

-- 2021-11-10 11:11:05

At least 16 United Nations staff and dependents have been detained in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a UN spokesperson said on Tuesday, amid reports of widespread arrests of ethnic Tigrayans. "...

Sierra Leone tanker blast death toll jumps to 115

-- 2021-11-09 15:27:50

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital has risen to 115, a health ministry spokesperson said on Monday. The ministry had previously said 99 people were killed when the...

South Africa to face England in a do-or-die clash

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-06 16:27:11

South Africa and England are set to meet each other in the 39th fixture of the seventh edition of ICC T20 World Cup at Sharjah later tonight at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time.  As the Proteas face comp...

Fuel tanker blast kills at least 91 in Sierra Leone

-- 2021-11-06 16:10:51

Ninety-one people were killed in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government of Sierra Leone...

New alliance seeks to oust Ethiopia's PM by talks or force

-- 2021-11-06 12:26:14

A newly-formed alliance of Ethiopian opposition factions set a goal on Friday of bringing down Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed by force or negotiation to then form a transitional government, Reuters reports...

Twitter’s ‘trends’ section temporarily disabled in Ethiopia

-- 2021-11-06 10:59:51

Social network Twitter Inc has temporarily disabled its Trends section in Africa's conflict-hit nation of Ethiopia over threats of physical harm, the company said on Friday, and was monitoring the sit...

Nigeria building collapse: Death toll rises to 16, scores missing

-- 2021-11-03 16:42:52

Rescuers combed through the rubble of a high-rise building in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos in search of survivors on Tuesday, a day after it collapsed while under construction, as the death toll...

‘Extreme brutality’ marks Ethiopia’s war, UN says

-- 2021-11-03 16:16:03

The UN human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for co...

Ethiopia declares state of emergency

-- 2021-11-03 09:58:37

Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa. The a...

Five killed as plane crashes in South Sudan

-- 2021-11-02 19:05:23

An airport official in South Sudan says a cargo plane crash in the capital, Juba, killed five crew members Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what caused the plane belonging to Optimum Aviation Lt...

Six dead, 100 feared missing after high-rise building collapses in Nigeria

-- 2021-11-02 13:14:31

At least six people have died in Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos after the collapse of a high-rise building that was under construction, the state emergency services chief said on Tuesday. Buil...

Ethiopia government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in Kombolcha

-- 2021-11-01 17:18:03

Ethiopia's government said on Monday rebellious Tigrayan forces had killed 100 youths in Kombolcha, one of two towns the rebel group said it captured over the weekend. "The terrorist group TPLF has s...

Sudan’s anti-coup protesters back on capital Khartoum’s streets

-- 2021-10-31 17:37:33

Anti-coup protesters have manned barricades in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover en...

Thousands  of anti-coup protesters take to the streets in Sudan

-- 2021-10-30 19:23:20

Thousands in Sudan took to the streets to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government in “Million of October 30” demonstrations, reports Al Jazeera. The anti-coup protesters have...

Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military takeover

-- 2021-10-30 11:02:05

Opponents of a military coup in Sudan have called for nationwide protests on Saturday to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the country back on a path to democracy after decade...

Nigerian army says Islamic State West Africa's new leader killed in military operation

-- 2021-10-29 15:57:39

Nigeria's army said on Thursday it had killed the new leader of insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP in a military operation this month, two weeks after announcing the death of...

Sudan army sacks six envoys, coup condemnation grows  

-- 2021-10-28 18:32:11

Sudan’s ruling military has sacked six ambassadors and security forces have tightened their crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, even as international pressure against this week’s coup g...

Seven dead, 140 hurt in protests against Sudan military coup

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-10-26 12:09:05

Sudan's military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and a health ministry official said seven people were killed by gunfire and 140 injured in clashes between soldiers and street pr...

Sudan military seizes power, dissolves transitional government

-- 2021-10-25 19:33:59

Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet on Monday and the military chief dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire and i...

30 killed in fighting between Somalia army, ex-allied group

-- 2021-10-25 15:56:56

At least 30 people were killed and over 100 injured in intensified fighting between the Somali National Army and its former ally Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a, or ASWJ in the Somali state of Galmudug over th...

Four ministers, senior civilian figures arrested in Sudan

-- 2021-10-25 10:47:20

Military forces arrested several members of Sudan's civilian leadership before dawn on Monday, Al Hadath TV reported, as a prominent pro-democracy group called on Sudanese to take to the streets to re...

At least 25, including minors, killed in Nigeria refinery blast

-- 2021-10-25 10:37:03

At least 25 people, including some minors, were killed in an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's Rivers state on Friday, a local leader and a resident told Reuters on Sunday. "...

Bomb blast in Ugandan capital leaves at least two dead

-- 2021-10-24 12:00:39

At least two people are dead after a bomb blast in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Saturday, the police force’s political commissar Asan Kasingye wrote on Twitter. The cause of the blast was not...

Tunisia imposes Covid vaccine passes on Tunisians, all foreign visitors

-- 2021-10-23 13:02:56

Tunisia is imposing COVID-19 vaccine passes on Tunisians and all foreign visitors, a presidential decree showed on Friday. Officials, employees and users are required to show a card proving inoculati...

Refugees, migrants in their thousands plead for evacuation Libya

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-10-22 15:12:04

Thousands of refugees and migrants have been camped out in front of a United Nations centre in Tripoli for three weeks, calling for evacuation from Libya in the wake of sweeping raids that saw thousan...

Water-poor Egypt aims to quadruple desalination capacity in five years

-- 2021-10-21 13:53:46

Water-scarce Egypt aims to more than quadruple desalination capacity by granting private companies concessions from its sovereign wealth fund to build 17 plants over the next five years with sustainab...