US to sell Black Hawk attack helicopters to Tunisia
The US is planning to sell Tunisia a dozen advanced attack helicopters as it seeks to help the North African country confront a mounting...
Eleven ‘extremists’ killed in crackdown on Sinai
Cairo, Egypt - Eleven "extremists" were killed on Friday in a wide-scale security crackdown on Sinai, state-run MENA agency reported.Three tunnels were also demolished...
Airtel Sierra Leone dedicates proceeds to Ebola fight
Airtel Sierra Leone has officially dedicated One Leone of every call make by its One million six hundred customers across the country to be...
The Liberian slum where Ebola spreads death among killer virus ‘deniers’
If ever there was a likely spot for an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, New Kru Town in Liberia is it. A sprawling...
Ivory Coast struggles with reconciliation after civil war
Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Three years ago, Ivory Coast was in the grip of a civil war that claimed 3,000 lives and left more...
Nigeria declares Ebola outbreak national emergency
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11m (£6.5m) to help contain it.The move...
Boko Haram gathers new recruits in Cameroon
Yaounde - The Nigerian Islamist movement Boko Haram has recruited and trained hundreds of young Cameroonians to carry out attacks in their own country,...
Living in fear, Somali lawmakers struggle to serve country
Somalia's parliament has been officially in recess since July 24th, but the prospect of a 30-day vacation is not bringing much relief to lawmakers...
Ugandan parliament set to re-introduce anti-gay law
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's parliament will try to re-introduce an anti-homosexuality law that was thrown out by a court, a lawmaker leading the effort...
Kenyan public prosecutor orders land grabbing probes combined
Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko on Monday (August 4th) called on the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Inspector General of...