Satao, Kenya’s biggest elephant killed by poachers
Satao lived in Tsavo East National park in northern Kenya and was celebrated as one of the last surviving great tuskers, bearers of genes...
al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab planning attacks in Djibouti
Somalia's al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab insurgents are planning further attacks in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the Foreign Office has warned, after suicide bombers...
Boko Haram fear keep World Cup fans home
Kano, Nigeria - Danlami Ma'azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so he...
Foreign donors slash Mozambique budget over graft
Maputo - Foreign donors have cut aid to Mozambique's government by 11 percent compared to last year amid concerns over corruption, an official said...
Tunisian Police forces kill two Islamist militants
Tunis - Tunisian police killed two Islamist militants near the Algerian border in exchange of fire, the government said on Friday, two weeks after...
Al-Qaeda claims attack on Tunisia minister’s home
Tunis - Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said on Friday it was responsible for a recent attack on the home of Tunisia's interior minister...
Zimbabwe’s highest court has scrapped a criminal defamation law
Harare - Zimbabwe's highest court has scrapped a criminal defamation law which local journalists say has been used by the government to restrict the...
Egyptian policeman killed in Islamist protest
Cairo - A policeman was killed in one of several small Islamist protests that erupted across Egypt on Friday, days after former army chief...
Egypt asks YouTube to remove a video of a woman being...
Egypt has asked YouTube to remove a video of a woman being sexually assaulted during a rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square supporting the country's...
UK boosts Nigeria military aid: Boko Haram crisis
The UK will increase its military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.
He said Nigeria's army...
