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Italian priest kidnapped in southern Nigeria: Vatican 14 Oct 2017 - 01:15 pm

Rome: An Italian priest has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria, church officials in both countries have said. Maurizio Pallu was snatched...

Nigeria court convicts 45 Boko Haram militants 14 Oct 2017 - 10:32 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 45 Boko Haram militants were convicted on terrorism charges on Friday during a secret trial, Nigerian information minister Lai...

'3 shot dead' during Kenya's anti-government protests 14 Oct 2017 - 10:26 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: Police allegedly killed three protesters on Friday during anti-government demonstrations that turned violent in the East African country. The protests came...

Boko Haram fighters surrender in northern Cameroon 14 Oct 2017 - 08:30 am

Mozogo, Cameroon: Nearly 60 men who said they were captured by the Boko Haram Islamist group and forced to fight for them in...

Malawi president to crack down on vampires, witchcraft after lynchings 13 Oct 2017 - 06:48 pm

LILONGWE: Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday warned suspected vampires to stop terrorising people and told village chiefs to stamp down on witchcraft....

Kenya building collapse leaves 7 dead 12 Oct 2017 - 10:21 am

NAIROBI, Kenya: A five-story building collapsed on Wednesday in Kenya’s southwestern Kisii county, killing at least seven people and burying around 50 people...

DR Congo elections not likely to take place this year 12 Oct 2017 - 10:11 am

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: Although the presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo are supposed to take place at the end of...

Death toll from storm in South Africa reaches 8 12 Oct 2017 - 10:07 am

JOHANNESBURG: At least eight people were killed when a storm hit South Africa’s coastal province KwaZulu-Natal, an official said Wednesday. Lennox Mabaso, spokesman...

New rape claims against UN peacekeepers in Central African Republic 11 Oct 2017 - 10:16 pm

United Nations, United States: Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl, the United Nations said Wednesday,...

Kenya opposition protests as poll body mulls next step 11 Oct 2017 - 11:17 am

Nairobi: Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga took to the streets Wednesday as poll officials mull their next move after his withdrawal...

Gunmen open fire at Kenya university, injuring several students -witness 10 Oct 2017 - 10:46 am

MOMBASA: Several students have been injured in Kenya after gunmen opened fire at the Technical University of Mombasa's campus in coastal Kwale county....

Five things to know about Liberia's election 10 Oct 2017 - 09:57 am

Monrovia: Liberians go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president after 12 years under Africa's first elected female leader, Ellen...

Nigeria begins mass trials of Boko Haram suspects 09 Oct 2017 - 02:27 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Nigeria on Monday prepared for its first major prosecutions of suspects linked to the Boko Haram conflict in closed-door trials at...

UN says peacekeeper killed in attack on DR Congo base 09 Oct 2017 - 11:34 am

Kinshasa: Rebels from a Ugandan-dominated group on Monday attacked a UN military base in DR Congo's unstable east, killing one peacekeeper and injuring...

Thousands protest in Morocco's Casablanca city 09 Oct 2017 - 10:04 am

CASABLANCA, Morocco: Thousands of people came out in the streets of northern Casablanca city Sunday in protest against the state’s continued detention of...

Zambia capital records 11 cholera cases 09 Oct 2017 - 09:52 am

LUSAKA: Eleven cases of cholera have been recorded so far in Zambian capital Lusaka, the nation's health minister said Sunday. "The affected compounds...

Militants attack checkpoint in Somalia's Puntland, five dead - police 09 Oct 2017 - 09:45 am

BOSASO, Somalia: Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, killing at least five people in the early hours of Monday,...