Tunisia appeals to world for help in supporting democracy
Tunis, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia's prime minister on Monday called for greater foreign investment to help support the country's ailing economy and the transition...
Islamic State: John Kerry visits Egypt for coalition talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Egypt on Saturday amid US attempts to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic State...
Sierra Leone evacuating another doctor infected with Ebola
Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Another doctor from Sierra Leone who has tested positive for Ebola will be evacuated for medical treatment, an official said...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram puts Maiduguri under ‘siege’
Nigeria's militant Islamists have "completely surrounded" Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned.The military needed to "fortify" the city,...
China deploys troops in South Sudan to defend oil fields, workers
China began deploying 700 soldiers to a United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan to help guard the country's embattled oil fields and protect...
Somalia car bomb suicide attack ‘kills 12’
A suicide car bomber has killed 12 people in an attack aimed at African Union (AU) troops in Somalia, an official has said.A car...
U.S embassy warns Uganda on looming terror attack
The U.S. Embassy Kampala has issued an alert to its citizens warning of the possibility of retaliatory attacks in Uganda by al-Shabaab in response...
Kenya Arrests Two Germans Over Alleged Al Shabab Membership
Nairobi - Kenyan authorities have detained two German nationals who they accuse of being members of the Somali Islamist group al Shabab, which has...
African Union meets in Ethiopia for Ebola crisis talks
African Union chiefs held an emergency meeting Monday to hammer out a continent-wide strategy to deal with the Ebola epidemic, which has killed over...
Namibia: Journalist attacked as rushed constitutional changes raise red flags
Controversy surrounded the Namibian parliament’s recent decision to make 40 amendments to the country’s constitution without consulting civil society or the wider public. The...