Namibia in sanctions scare
Members of parliament were forced to amend the law which deals with money laundering and terrorism after it emerged that government had less than...
Plummeting elephant populations in Mozambique
The WWF has raised the alarm over plummeting elephant populations in Mozambique after an aerial survey showed ivory poaching is decimating herds in the...
Five shot dead suspected of involvement in Mpeketoni attacks
Kenyan security forces have killed five people suspected of involvement in the Mpeketoni attacks that killed at least 60 people, officials say.
The interior ministry...
U.S. operation to detain Khattalah in Libya should be applauded
(CNN) - The successful U.S. operation to detain Ahmed Abu Khattalah in Libya should be applauded.
Khattalah is a suspect in the 2012 attack on...
Electricity blackouts are an everyday occurrence in Egypt
As Israeli tanks invaded Gaza in December 2008, they didn't lead the way. Some 500 yards ahead, Israeli drones cleared the area with missiles....
Egyptian court fines man after ‘hot girl’ remark
An Egyptian court on Wednesday fined a taxi driver $700 (5,000 Egyptian pounds) told a woman participating in a protest against harassment at a...
A second spike in Ebola virus cases in Guinea
Conakry (AFP) - A second spike in Ebola virus cases has panicked residents and health officials in Guinea, who fear a west African outbreak...
Kargbo looks set to be re-elected for the second time
One of Sierra Leone’s renowned lawyers Elvis M G Kargbo looks set to be re-elected for the second time as President of the Sierra...
Sexual violence cases in Ivory Coast and Liberia a challenge to...
The lush, thick rainforests that run along the border between Liberia and Ivory Coast have witnessed unimaginable horrors over the past few decades. In...
Liechtenstein will return $227m to Nigeria looted by Sani Abacha
Liechtenstein will return $227m (167m euros; £133m) to Nigeria that was looted by the former military ruler Sani Abacha in the 1990s, the African...
