French businessman jailed for 2 years in Guinea mining case
A French businessman who sought to obstruct a US investigation into an alleged bribery scheme to secure multibillion-dollar African mining rights for Israeli billionaire...
Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown
A hunt has been launched in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, for a woman with Ebola who was forcibly removed from hospital by her relatives.Radio...
Ebola reaches Nigeria with death of Liberian
A Liberian national who died in quarantine in Lagos was suffering from the deadly virus Ebola, Nigerian officials said, confirming that the worst-ever outbreak...
Cameroon sends 14 Boko Haram members to prison
Yaounde - A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years to 14 Boko Haram members, the country's...
Central African Republic Seleka rebel chief rejects ceasefire
Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic have rejected a ceasefire deal and demanded the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians.In an interview...
South Sudan rebels ‘withdraw from Nasir after battles’
Government forces in South Sudan have retaken the strategic town of Nasir in Upper Nile state attacked by rebels on Sunday, the UN says.It...
AMISOM captures al-Shabaab camp, kills senior commanders
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces on Thursday (July 24th) captured an al-Shabaab training camp in Gedo region in the latest push of...
US, Australia withdraw aid workers from Kenya
American and Australian volunteers are withdrawing from Kenya due to deteriorating insecurity that has taken a toll on tourism.A statement from the US State...
Turning Ethiopia Into China’s China
Ethiopian workers walking through the parking lot of Huajian Shoes’ factory outside Addis Ababa in June chose the wrong day to leave their shirts...
Japan to post intelligence officer at SDF base in Djibouti
NAIROBI – The government plans to station an intelligence officer at the Self-Defense Forces base in Djibouti to deal with antipiracy operations and gather...