South Africa to renew all Zimbabwe dispensation permits
The South African cabinet has agreed to renew nearly all permits issued under the Zimbabwe Documentation Project.The special dispensation permits allowed about 270,000 previously...
Diplomat to oversee mass Filipino evacuation from Libya
A senior diplomat from the Philippines is flying to north Africa to supervise the evacuation of 13,000 citizens from Libya after a Filipino worker...
Egyptian Woman activist calls for sex education to combat harassment
Cairo - A rights activist has called for including sex education in school syllabi to promote awareness among students and educate them on the...
Tunisia can’t cope with massive Libya refugee influx
Tunis - Tunisia cannot cope with any massive influx of refugees who might seek to enter the country from strife torn neighbouring Libya and...
Filipina nurse kidnapped, raped in Libya’s Tripoli
Unknown gunmen kidnapped and raped a Filipina nurse Wednesday in the Libyan capital, medics and security officials said.The woman was seized early in the...
Sierra Leone declares Ebola public health emergency
Sierra Leone's president has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola outbreak.Ernest Bai Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in...
Liberia shuts schools to tackle Ebola outbreak
Liberia's government has announced that it is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.Some communities...
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,...