Bill Gates is wrong on foreign aid in Africa
Steve Jobs once said of Bill Gates that he is 'basically unimaginative and has never invented anything, which is why I think he’s more...
Nigerian Army to Find Missing Schoolgirls
The government of Nigeria has assigned two army divisions to find the girls abducted by extremist group Boko Haram. Some of the girls escaped...
South Sudan’s army, rebels blame each other for breaking ceasefire
South Sudan's army and rebel forces blamed each other on Sunday for violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect, fighting that will...
Insurgents blow up 2nd bridge, abduct wife, 2 kids
Islamic extremists blew up a bridge, killed an unknown number of people and abducted the wife and two children of a retired police officer...
Nigeria failed to act on advance kidnap warning
London - Amnesty International alleged Friday that Nigerian security officials failed to act on an advance warning about a militant group's raid on a...
Angelina Jolie takes Nigerian girls’ plight to London
London - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, in London to promote her new film Maleficent, used the red carpet event on Thursday to renew her...
South Sudan: Civilians killed and raped as ethnically-motivated violence spirals and...
A new investigation into the conflict in South Sudan has revealed horrific atrocities committed by both parties to the conflict, with ethnically motivated attacks...
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village used leaving hundreds dead
Abuja, Nigeria - Boko Haram launched a grisly attack on a Nigerian village in an area that troops had been using as a base...
Gunmen massacre 125 in Gamburu north-east Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria - The latest big Islamist attack in Nigeria has killed least 125 people, police said on Wednesday after gunmen rampaged through a...
Nigeria offers 50 million naira reward to find kidnapped girls
Abuja - Nigerian police offered a 50 million naira ($300 000) reward on Wednesday to anyone who could give information leading to the rescue...
60 Dead From Drinking Homemade Brew in Kenya
Kenyan police chief says at least 60 people have died in four counties after consuming homemade brew believed to be laced with industrial alcohol.
Inspector...
UN’s Ban visits South Sudan to push for peace
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said that South Sudan's rebel chief has agreed to direct peace talks, hours after the UN leader arrived...
