Somali MP shot dead outside mosque by al-Shabaab
A Somali MP has been assassinated in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu - the fifth parliamentarian to be killed this year.Aden Madeer was shot when he...
Tunisia closes main border crossing with Libya
Tunisia has closed its main border crossing with Libya after thousands of stranded Egyptian and other foreign nationals tried to break through.Tunisia is the...
British embassy closing as violence escalates in Libya
The Foreign Office is closing its embassy in Tripoli amid escalating violence in the Libyan capital.Many staff members were evacuated earlier this week and...
Egyptian army evacuates houses in city of Rafah
Cairo - Egypt's armed forces blocked roads leading to the border strip in North Sinai's city of Rafah Saturday, following heavy Israeli shelling of...
Emirates suspends Guinea flights over Ebola
Dubai carrier Emirates has become the first major international airline to impose a ban in response to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa...
Ebola distracts from worsening Cameroon cholera outbreak
DAKAR/YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A cholera epidemic in northern Cameroon has killed at least 65 people and probably infected about 1,300 people in...
Mugabe parties while Zimbabwe burns
Harare - The ruling Zanu PF yesterday shocked the world by holding celebrations to mark the anniversary of their electoral victory on July 31,...
Zimbabwe must adopt the South African Rand: Biti
Zimbabwe must adopt the South African Rand as the country’s economy will not recover under the current US dollar-dominated multi-currency environment, opposition MDC Renewal...
Uganda court annuls anti-homosexuality law
Uganda's Constitutional Court has annulled tough anti-gay legislation signed into law in February.It ruled that the bill was passed by MPs in December without...
Kenya’s leader Kenyatta orders Lamu land repossession
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the repossession of 70% of the land in Lamu, where there has been deadly violence since June.He said...