Zambia President Sata to Open Parliament
Zambia’s President Michael Sata plans to address the nation next month as he officially open parliament, a move intended to contradict reports that his...
Namibia rocked as protester shot dead in rare political unrest
Windhoek (AFP) - A young woman was shot dead in Namibia on Wednesday in clashes between police and the children of fallen independence fighters,...
Sudanese army denies involvement in tribal clashes in East Darfur
Khartoum - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has denied participation in the ongoing tribal clashes between Rezeigat and Ma’alia tribes in East Darfur state,...
Middle East US to give Tunisia $60m in military aid
The US is to give Tunisia $60m of military aid to help it fight armed groups who threaten to destabilise the country's democracy, a...
Libya ambassador warns of looming civil war
Libya's ambassador to the United Nations has warned of "full-blown civil war" if the chaos and division in the North African country continue.Ambassador Ibrahim...
US holds Egypt and UAE responsible for Libyan airstrikes
Both the United States Pentagon and State Department said on Tuesday that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are behind recent foreign attacks in...
Canada’s team fighting Ebola evacuated from eastern Sierra Leone
At the Ebola treatment centre in eastern Sierra Leone, a recent August day saw more than 60 patients that needed tending to.Among them were...
Ebola travel bans threaten Ivory Coast cocoa crop forecasts
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - International cocoa exporters in Ivory Coast are restricting staff movements due to the worsening Ebola outbreak on the top grower's...
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria closes all schools until October
All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly...
Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Soldiers in Cameroon
Yaounde, Cameroon - Cameroon says its military has killed some 30 suspected Boko Haram militants who attacked areas where 480 Nigerian troops had crossed...