Sierra Leone to impose Ebola curfew
Sierra Leone has announced that it will impose a four-day, countrywide "lockdown" in an escalation of efforts to halt the spread of Ebola across...
Ebola border controls hinder Ivory Coast cocoa farmers
It is almost harvest time for cocoa in West Africa, a crop that plays a major role in some of the region's big economies...
US Plans Major Border Security Program in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria - The United States is preparing to launch a "major" border security program to help Nigeria and its neighbors combat the increasing...
Mozambique’s Dhlakama due to leave hideout Thursday
Maputo (AFP) - Mozambican opposition Renamo leader Afonso Dhlakama will come out of hiding on Thursday and return to the capital Maputo for face-to-face...
Analysis: Did Lesotho’s army attempt a coup?
Cape Town, South Africa - In June, Lesotho's deputy prime minister and leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Mothetjoa Metsing announced he...
Sudan shuts down Iranian cultural centre, expels diplomat
Khartoum - Sudanese authorities on Monday ordered the closure of the Iranian Cultural Centre in the capital Khartoum and other states, Sudan Tribune has...
Missing jetliners raise fear of new 9/11-style attacks after Libyan airport...
FEARS have been raised that Islamic militants have seized a dozen commercial aircraft in an attack on a Libyan airport last week. Now, according...
Egypt security forces killed in Sinai attacks
At least 11 soldiers have been killed in an attack on an army convoy in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, according to local security and medical...
Eight more Chinese medical personnel arrives in Sierra Leone
The Department of International Cooperation of the National Health and Family Planning Commission in China has sent eight additional medical personnel under the Chinese-African...
Boko Haram seizes strategic Nigerian town
Boko Haram have seized a strategic town in Nigeria's far northeast, prompting denials from the military, as experts said the government risked losing control...