World / Africa

'No hope' of fair election in Gambia: Human Rights Watch 02 Nov 2016 - 10:08 am

Dakar: Intimidation of opposition parties, media repression and politicised security forces have "all but extinguished" the chance of a free and fair election...

18 dead as herders, farmers clash in Niger 02 Nov 2016 - 09:10 am

Niamey: At least 18 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes in Niger between cattle herders and farmers, officials said, adding that...

Zimbabwe minister accuses Mugabe deputy of using state institutions in succession bid 01 Nov 2016 - 06:28 pm

HARARE: A Zimbabwean cabinet minister on Tuesday accused Robert Mugabe’s deputy of using state institutions to try to arrest him and further his...

Central Africa 'needs urgent peacekeeping boost' 01 Nov 2016 - 05:54 pm

Bangui, Central African Republic: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the United Nations to boost security forces in the Central African Republic,...

Nigeria: 4 killed in minibus explosion in Maiduguri 01 Nov 2016 - 05:43 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Just days after weekend suicide bombings, at least four people were killed in an explosion on a minibus just outside the...

Ethiopian PM announces new cabinet 01 Nov 2016 - 03:42 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Tuesday announced a cabinet reshuffle weeks into a state of emergency that followed waves...

Nine killed in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria: army 31 Oct 2016 - 05:57 pm

Lagos: Boko Haram killed nine people, including five soldiers, over the weekend in an ambush on Nigerian troops in Nigeria's northeast, the army's...

Nigerian troops shoot suicide bomber outside refugee camp 30 Oct 2016 - 03:15 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Witnesses say Nigerian troops shot a man with explosives strapped to his torso trying to enter a refugee camp in northeastern...

Ivory Coast votes on new constitution as opposition boycotts 30 Oct 2016 - 12:38 pm

ABIDJAN: Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots on Sunday in a referendum to decide whether to approve a new constitution that President...

Two suicide bombers kill nine in NE Nigeria 29 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Two suicide bombings rocked Nigeria's northeast city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring scores of others,...

Man shot dead after stabbing officer outside US embassy in Kenya: police 27 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm

Nairobi: A man was shot and killed by Kenyan police outside the US embassy in the capital Nairobi on Thursday after stabbing an...

Almost 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast 27 Oct 2016 - 01:29 pm

Tripoli: The Libyan navy said Thursday that almost 100 migrants were missing after their Europe-bound boat sank off the country's coast, while 29...

145 children released by armed groups in South Sudan: UNICEF 27 Oct 2016 - 12:52 pm

Pibor, South Sudan: Some 145 child soldiers fighting for two rebel groups in South Sudan have been released, UNICEF has announced. This is...

Gambia becomes latest African nation to quit ICC 26 Oct 2016 - 06:00 pm

Dakar: The Gambia has become the latest African nation to announce its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing the war crimes tribunal...

Rwandan rebel commander arrested in DRC 25 Oct 2016 - 05:48 pm

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: A senior commander of the Rwandan rebels organization operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested...

Nigeria: Ex-presidential spokesman held in arms probe 25 Oct 2016 - 03:47 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: A former minister and a former presidential spokesman were arrested in Nigeria as part of what officials called the extension of...

Gunfire, protests erupt in Central African Republic capital 24 Oct 2016 - 03:14 pm

BANGUI: U.N. peacekeepers and armed men exchanged fire on Monday in Central African Republic's capital Bangui, the United Nations said, while hundreds of...