Islamist militants in Mali have attacked one of the most famous mosques in the historic city of Timbuktu, residents say.
Armed men broke down the door
Four aid workers seized from a refugee camp near Kenya's Somali border have been released and are safe after an operation by Kenyan and Somali...
Four staff members from the International Criminal Court (ICC) held in Libya for four weeks on suspicion of spying have been released.
The announcement came during...
He stood before judges Wednesday not as the first former head of state convicted of war crimes since World War II but as a leader...
President Barrack Obama will visit Dakar next month, according to reports in the Senegalese press.
The newspaper L'As said today that the president will be in...
While the West's health diplomacy in Africa tends to be vertical and targeted at diseases, China's has typically been horizontal, infrastructure-based and recipient-led.
In 1941, Mao...
With the prevalence of chronic diseases rapidly increasing in Africa, expanding palliative care will be essential to help patients live with dignity.
"I am in pain...
Members of political parties advocating for democracy in Swaziland will not be allowed to become members of the Swazi Senate, the kingdom's Prime Minister Barnabas...
Goma — The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair...
Prominent Zimbabwe human rights lawyer and women and children's activist, Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda, is reported to be among six women nominated for the position of Executive...
Additional United Nations peacekeepers are on alert to protect civilians in the town of Pibor in South Sudan's Jonglei state where the situation remains tense...
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all extremist groups in Nigeria to cease their attacks amid deteriorating security in the country and where a state...
The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola:
The Guardian: Tax evasion still crippling...
Toliara — Justine Sija, 60, begins her day at 4am, when she buys catch from local fishermen to hawk on the streets of St Augustin...
The Moroccan authorities must immediately launch a full, independent and impartial investigation into allegations that six Sahrawi activists - including a child - were tortured...
Nairobi — A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country - calling...
Johannesburg — Commentators and business leaders in South Africa believe that the recent announcement of an end to the United Kingdom's aid programme to South...
A defense witness in the trial against Victoire Umuhoza Ingabire on Thursday told the Supreme Court that accusations against Ingabire were fabricated long before she...
Brussels — International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the...
Addis Ababa — Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced...
Lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reduced from 63 to 50 the number of witnesses they intended...
Cape Town — When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012,...
Commonwealth delegates head to Jinja tomorrow, Saturday, for the 'Paint the City Bright' campaign.
The campaign coordinated by Yudaya Babirye, a managing partner with Metro Green,...
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has extended the media blackout on the Presidency and also included the Ministry of Information.
At a mass meeting held...
Britain's Ambassador to Liberia, Fergus Cochrane-Dyet says the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) prioritizes the fight against corruption in Liberia and would therefore collaborate...
The House of Representatives has invited the leadership of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) and the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) Othello...
Senator Prince Yormie Johnson of Nimba County says he cares less about what people say concerning his recent resignation as the flag-bearer of the National...
Since independence, the Central African Republic has experienced five coups. What chance does the country's latest strongman have of seeing out his term in office?
Following...
Police chiefs have told President Uhuru Kenyatta that they are losing command of the police following overlaps and contradictions in two key police Acts -The...
Ghana is reportedly ranked 15th on the latest World Mining Index. The index is said to list 58 mining countries across the globe, and rates...
DEPUTY president William Ruto yesterday clarified that he is on "an official bilateral trip" to four African countries, as the Senate saw heated debate on...
Uasin Gishu county assembly members yesterday boycotted a key meeting of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission which had been called to discuss peace, reconciliation...
The Republic of China on Taiwan has called on the Republic of the Philippines to make a formal apology for the May 9 attack on...
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While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on sight by humans, a new book released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)...
The Federal Government,Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in three states - Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states due to rising insecurity and breakdown of law...
Dear compatriots,
1. It has become necessary for me to address you on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts...
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Last week, Somalia's donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country.
The London gathering, which...
