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...
Tyre Blast Heightens Fear Of Boko Haram In Kumba
A car tyre explosion at the Kumba commercial avenue on May 15, at about 1.50pm left citizens in a state of fear as many...
Egyptian court acquitted former interior minister al-Adly of charges of corruption
An Egyptian court acquitted the former interior minister under longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak of charges of corruption and money laundering Thursday, a judicial official...
In Somalia, an old Wives’ Tale That Spreads Measles
Hawa Nor carried her visibly weakened son into the hospital's isolation ward. Like many sick children here, the 7-year-old boy is likely a victim...
