Ivory Coast on high alert for potential Ebola outbreak
Doctors in Ivory Coast say all measures are being taken to avoid Ebola spreading from neighbouring Liberia and Guinea, as the region struggles to...
Boko Haram blamed for Nigeria Kano blast
At least six people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a college in northern Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, witnesses say.The female bomber...
Tunisia troops wounded in clash with militants
Three members of Tunisia’s security forces were wounded Tuesday when militants near the border with Algeria shot at the helicopter they were travelling in,...
Libya militias seize Benghazi special forces base
A special forces base in the Libyan city of Benghazi has been seized by militias, fighters and officials say.The site was captured by Islamist-led...
Tehran urges Egypt permits to allow Iranian aid to Gaza
Cairo - A top Iranian diplomat has urged the Egyptian authorities to speed its approval of the permits required to allow the passage of...
Top Ebola doctor in Sierra Leone dies from virus
The doctor leading Sierra Leone's fight against the worst Ebola outbreak on record has died from the virus, the country's chief medical officer said.The...
Nigeria to deploy 600 commandos in Damboa
The leadership of the Nigerian military has concluded arrangement to deploy 600 specially trained commandos in the troubled area of Damboa, Borno State.A security...
Somali woman killed for not wearing veil, relatives say
Militant Islamists in Somalia have shot dead a Muslim woman for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say.The nomadic woman was killed outside...
US and Djibouti Coast Guard Team Up for Best Practices
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti – U.S. Coastal Riverine Squadron-1 (CRS-1) and Djiboutian Coast Guard met to conduct training, share maintenance strategies and trouble shoot an...
Kariba dam rehabilitation set for 2015
Finance and Energy ministers from Zimbabwe and Zambia together with their secretaries and senior Government officials met with the AfDB president in Kariba last...