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Nigeria polls postponement to cost millions of dollars and voters Nigerians on Sunday counted the cost of the last-minute postponement of presidential elections, with predictions the delay could lose the country billions of dollars. The... more

Africa South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan, now rocked by protests Embattled Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is receiving words of support from some unlikely places as he faces deadly protests calling for him to step down.South Sudan won... More
Africa Rabat suspends joining Saudi-led Yemen coalition Rabat has suspended its participation in a Saudi-led military coalition that has been fighting Yemen's Houthi rebel group since 2015, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita... More
Africa New outbreak of Lassa fever prompts emergency in Nigeria Nigerian health authorities on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Lassa fever that has killed 16 people since early January, despite successfully containing the disease last... More
Africa Sudan says accepted economic aid from Turkey, Russia Sudan, rocked by anti-government protests for over a month, has received economic assistance from the United Arab Emirates and accepted offers of support from Russia and Turkey,... More
Africa Libya rivals reach deal to halt Tripoli clashes Libyan tribal chieftains have brokered a cease-fire to halt four days of violent clashes between rival militias in Tripoli that left 15 people dead. The violence pitted the... More
Africa 'France indifferent to Libya stabilization to preserve energy interests' Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, continuing a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Monday that France had no interest in bringing calm to violence-ravaged... More
Africa 10 peacekeepers killed in terror attack in Mali Al-Qaida-linked terrorists carried out one of the deadliest attacks on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in months, killing 10 peacekeepers and wounding at least 25 in... More
Africa Zimbabwe's president to skip Davos over protests Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Sunday that he will skip next week's World Economic Forum in Davos in order to address mass protests against his economic... More
Africa 117 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Libya Some 117 migrants who left Libya in a rubber dinghy two days ago are unaccounted for, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday, after three people... More
Africa Sudan unrest grows amid rising death toll A group organizing anti-government rallies across Sudan said Friday that three people died in protests in Khartoum a day earlier, raising the toll as crowds gathered for the... More
Africa Tunisia hit by general strike amid economic tensions Workers around Tunisia went on strike Thursday to demand higher pay in a standoff with a government struggling to reduce unemployment, poverty and social tensions. All flights... More
Africa Zimbabwe completely shuts internet amid protests Zimbabwe on Friday faced a "total internet shutdown," a media group said, after a days-long violent crackdown on people protesting a dramatic fuel price increase. Badly injured... More
Africa African Union urges Congo to suspend final election results The African Union continental body issued a surprise last-minute demand late Thursday for Congo's government to suspend the announcement of final results of the disputed presidential... More
Africa Tensions escalate in Libya after Haftar's moves After Libya witnessed new clashes in the south of the country, fears of a renewed conflict are growing as the country prepares for a referendum on the constitution, to be followed by elections More
Africa UN Security Council condemns Kenya attack The U.N. Security Council condemned early Thursday the attack in Nairobi "in the strongest possible terms" and calls for the perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors... More
Africa 5 killed, 20 wounded as fighting flares up in Libya's Tripoli Libyan authorities said Wednesday that fighting between rival armed groups in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again, four months after a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. Malek... More
Africa 19 killed as gold mine collapses in southern Mali At least 19 people were killed in southern Mali when a large gold mine collapsed, a local official said Wednesday. Six people were injured in the collapse on Monday night... More

Africa Kenya cuts off ties with Somalia over oil block row A row between Kenya and Somalia over a maritime territorial area escalated after Nairobi cut off diplomatic ties. Kenya on Sunday expelled Somali Ambassador Mohamed Nur... More
Africa 8 miners rescued, dozens more feared dead after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe Eight subsistence miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of their co-workers are still missing... More
Africa 66 bodies found in NW Nigeria on eve of elections On the eve of Nigeria's general elections, at least 66 people have been confirmed killed in attacks across eight settlements in the country's northwest, officials said Friday. Samuel... More
Africa Record number of Algerians want to run in presidential elections amid Bouteflika's poor health A record number of people want to run for president of Algeria in the country's April election, amid growing uncertainty about whether incumbent Abdelaziz Bouteflika, infirm... More
Africa Ethiopian helicopter crashes at Sudan UN compound An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed inside a United Nations peacekeeping force compound in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, killing three crew... More
Africa Tunisia, union reach deal after months-long tensions Tunisia's government reached a deal with the powerful UGTT union to raise the wages of 670,000 public employees, three sources close to negotiations told Reuters yesterday,... More
Africa Al-Shabaab gunmen kill Maltese director of Somali port Al-Shabaab terrorist group on Monday claimed responsibility for killing the Maltese director of Dubai government-owned P&O Ports operations in Somalia's Bosaso port. A... More
Africa Belgium accepts taking in ex-Ivory Coast president Belgium says it is willing to receive Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo after he was released from International Criminal Court custody but is still discussing the... More
Africa Sudan's army pledges support for state amid protests The Sudanese army issued a statement on Wednesday saying it would not allow the state to collapse, following weeks of mass protests demanding an end to President Omar Bashir's... More
Africa 52 bodies found after migrant boats sink off Djibouti The remains of 52 people have been found and dozens are still missing after two boats capsized in rough waters off Djibouti, the U.N. migration agency said Wednesday, as body... More
Africa Doubts grow over trafficking of Congolese children to Belgium Belgium was shaken by allegations over 15 Congolese children who were kidnapped, taken to an orphanage and put up for adoption by Belgian families after their parents were... More
Africa Moroccans protest Netanyahu's potential visit to Rabat Moroccan activists have protested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's potential visit to Morocco in the spring.Many on social media demanded that the government should... More
Africa 5 migrants killed, 130 suspected to be missing after 2 boats capsize in Djibouti More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after two boats capsized Tuesday off the tiny East African nation of Djibouti, the U.N. migration agency said. Local police... More
Africa Sudan's Bashir accuses protesters of copying Arab Spring Protesters in Sudan are trying to imitate the Arab Spring uprisings that shook the region in 2011, President Omar al-Bashir said on Sunday during a visit to Egypt.Bashir is... More
Africa International competition on Sudan grows amid protests Sudan, which has become one of the major competition areas for the international powers, is witnessing increased interference as protests continue against President Omar al-Bashir More
Africa More migrants face rights abuses after being forced to return to Libya In a clear violation of international law, the number of migrants forcibly returned to Libya and held in appalling conditions in detention centers has seen a sharp increase this year More

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