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Boko Haram kills eight Nigerian soldiers in raid 26 Oct 2017 - 01:02 pm

Kano, Nigeria: At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers...

Nigeria: Soldiers feared killed in Boko Haram raid 26 Oct 2017 - 10:07 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Several soldiers are feared dead following a raid late Wednesday by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Nigeria’s northeastern...

Rights group says thousands displaced in rural Zambia 26 Oct 2017 - 09:51 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused the Zambian government of failing to protect rural communities in central Zambia. Juliana...

Scuffles as police disperse protesters trying to block Kenya vote 26 Oct 2017 - 09:25 am

Nairobi: Kenyan police clashed with opposition protesters in parts of Nairobi and in the west of the country who tried to block voting...

Kenya's Odinga urges voters to stay home for disputed poll 25 Oct 2017 - 06:13 pm

Nairobi: Kenyan opposition chief leader Raila Odinga urged his supporters to stay at home on Thursday as the country forges ahead with a...

Kenya's disputed election still on after delay bid fails 25 Oct 2017 - 03:06 pm

Nairobi: Kenya's repeat presidential election looked set to go ahead after a last-ditch bid to delay the highly contentious vote failed on Wednesday...

Nigeria: 6 crew members of German ship kidnapped 25 Oct 2017 - 11:00 am

Lagos Nigeria: Six crew members of a German container ship have been kidnapped in waters off the southern coast of Nigeria, according to...

Somalia: Suicide attack kills 1 25 Oct 2017 - 10:53 am

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least one person was killed and six others wounded in a suicide attack targeting a police station in Somalia's northern...

Kenyan police seal off Supreme Court ahead of vote delay hearing 25 Oct 2017 - 09:55 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan police sealed off the Supreme Court building in the capital on Wednesday as judges prepared to hear a petition to delay...

Zimbabwe's grim hospital wards fuel outrage toward WHO 25 Oct 2017 - 09:48 am

Harare: An emergency tray at a public hospital in Zimbabwe stands empty, for medical supplies have run out -- one example why President...

South Africa murder rate rises to 52 a day 24 Oct 2017 - 07:57 pm

Johannesburg: South Africa's murder rate rose by 1.8 percent in the last year, with over 19,000 people killed across the country -- 52...

African leaders join forces in pledge to stamp out child marriage 23 Oct 2017 - 06:52 pm

DAKAR: African political leaders, activists, and local chiefs joined forces on Monday to commit to ending child marriage in West and Central Africa,...

Burundi rebel leaders 'extradited from Tanzania' 23 Oct 2017 - 04:07 pm

Nairobi: Senior leaders of the Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB) rebel group were arrested in eastern Tanzania on Saturday and extradited to Burundi...

Dozens killed, injured in suicide bombings in Northeastern Nigeria 23 Oct 2017 - 10:32 am

Abuja: At least 13 people have been killed and 16 injured in suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern state of Borno....

WHO chief reverses Mugabe ambassador appointment 22 Oct 2017 - 06:04 pm

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador,...

Maternal deaths prompt calls for action in Zambia 22 Oct 2017 - 09:25 am

Lusaka: The birthday of twins Karen and Kelly Junior will always be tinged by sadness as it also marks the day their mother...

Algeria to host GCTF Reginal meeting against terrorism 22 Oct 2017 - 09:00 am

Algiers: Algeria will host on Wednesday the first regional meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) on the connection between the transnational organized...

12 Niger soldiers killed in attack: minister 21 Oct 2017 - 02:57 pm

Niamey: Twelve paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger's restive southwest bordering Mali, the interior minister said. "There was...