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Sudan's Hamdok takes oath as prime minister Abdullah Hamdok on Wednesday took oath as Sudan's Prime Minister during the country's transitional period. The ceremony was held in the presence of Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah... more

Africa Sudan protesters, military sign power-sharing deal Sudan's pro-democracy movement signed a power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Sunday aimed at paving the way for a transition to civilian rule following... More
Africa Sudan's military council, protest leaders finalize power-sharing deal, roadmap for civilian rule The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt... More
Africa 7 relatives of DR Congo Ebola victim placed under surveillance: WHO Seven relatives of a gold miner who died of Ebola in eastern DR Congo have been placed under surveillance as a precaution, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The... More
Africa Mogadishu mayor dies after attack in office, Somalia says The mayor of Somalia's capital Mogadishu has died of wounds sustained in a terrorist bombing attack on his office last month, the government said on Thursday. Mayor Abdirahman... More
Africa Mass protests in Sudan against killing of schoolkids Thousands of demonstrators rallied in the Sudanese capital and other cities Thursday after protest leaders called for a "million-strong" march to condemn the killings of four... More
Africa Rwanda shuts border with Congo over Ebola outbreak Rwanda has closed its border with Congo because of the deadly Ebola outbreak, a Rwandan official said. The state minister for foreign affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe confirmed... More
Africa South Africa's unemployment rate hits 29% South Africa's unemployment rate jumped to its highest since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, data showed on Tuesday, piling pressure on a shrinking economy... More
Africa Sudan's army provides Libya's Haftar with 1,000 militiamen The first unit of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has arrived in Libya to take part in east Libya-based commander Khalifa Haftar's operation to capture Libya's... More
Africa Ethiopians pitch in to realize tree-planting drive Ethiopians dug in to help plant more than 200 million trees in the climate change-ravaged country Monday, breaking the previous world record. "Today, Ethiopia is set in our... More
Africa 65 killed in Boko Haram attack on funeral in Nigeria An attack by Boko Haram terrorists on a funeral in northeast Nigeria left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said Sunday. Dozens more bodies... More
Africa Haftar's forces hit hospital south of Tripoli, 5 killed Five doctors were killed in an air strike by forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on a field hospital near the capital, the health ministry of the UN-recognized government... More
Africa Latest developments in Tunisia may offer chance for Ghannouchi After Tunisia's 92-year-old President Beji Caid Essebsi died, Ennahda's influential leader Rached Ghannouchi, who will run in the elections, may now have a fighting chance More
Africa Death of Tunisia's Essebsi prompts more uncertainties ahead of elections Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country's first democratically elected leader and a symbol of the generation of Tunisians who shook off French rule... More
Africa About 150 migrants missing after shipwreck off Libya About 150 migrants are missing and another 145 were rescued after their wooden boat capsized off the coast of Khoms, a town east of the capital Tripoli, the International... More
Africa Tunisia's President Essebsi dies after severe illness Tunisia's 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died, the presidency said in a statement on Thursday. "On Thursday morning, the President of the Republic died at... More
Africa Tunisia's upcoming elections a test for country's democracy Tunisians will vote in October for parliament and in November for president. The two major elections will test the country's fragile democracy amid long-standing economic problems More
Africa Sudan military thwarts yet another coup attempt Sudan's military said on Wednesday that it has thwarted a coup attempt and arrested an unspecified number of senior officers in connection with the plot, state news agency... More

Africa Burhan sworn in as head of Sudan's sovereign council Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan has been sworn in as Sudan's new leader, state news agency SUNA said on Wednesday. The members of the Sovereign Council, which Burhan... More
Africa Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition Sudan on Tuesday completed the formation of an 11-member sovereign council that will run the country for a three-year transitional period until elections, a spokesman for... More
Africa Sudan faces certain obstacles after new deal Sudanese people's hopes are fading as the military fails to nominate names for the civil-military council and questions are looming on whether ousted President Omar al-Bashir will be tried justly More
Africa UN slams Haftar forces' airstrikes on Libya airport The U.N. mission in Libya has condemned airstrikes by the self-styled Libyan National Army on a militia-run airport west of the capital, Tripoli, saying the facility had no... More
Africa Sudan's military, protest leaders seal transition deal Sudan's military council and protest leaders on Saturday signed a "constitutional declaration" that paves the way for a transition to civilian rule. The agreement was signed... More
Africa Ebola outbreak spreads to third province in eastern Congo Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases confirmed in South Kivu, according to the government health ministry. Two new patients have tested... More
Africa Libya’s Haftar forces hit airport housing Turkish drones The self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar claimed late Thursday that it carried out airstrikes on an airport housing Turkish drones in northwest... More
Africa At least 60 killed as fuel tanker explodes off Tanzania’s coast At least 60 people died Saturday when a fuel tanker exploded after an accident at Morogoro, 200 kilometers (120 miles) west of the Tanzanian city Dar es Salaam, police said. "There... More
Africa Tunisia likely to hold elections free from external interference Compared to other Arab states, Tunisia is a unique post-Arab Spring country in terms of being able to hold elections with little interference or influence from external actors More
Africa Kenyan lawmaker kicked out of Parliament for bringing baby A Kenyan lawmaker was kicked out of a parliament session Wednesday for bringing her 5-month-old baby to the chamber, according to local media reports. The Kenyan House... More
Africa Tunisia's presidential race heats up amid crisis Tunisia's biggest political party Ennahda named a candidate for the presidential elections on Tuesday, the first time it has put up a nominee for the post since the country... More
Africa Mozambique's president, ex-rebel group sign peace deal The government of Mozambique and former rebel group Renamo sealed a historic peace agreement Tuesday, ending years of conflict in the southern African nation. The agreement... More
Africa Sudan on the verge of falling into hands of new autocrat Despite a constitutional declaration outlining a transitional civilian government, protesters believe Rapid Support Forces leader Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo will seize power in the country More
Africa Algerian court orders former ministers held in anti-corruption sweep Algeria's supreme court on Monday ordered two former ministers to be taken into custody over suspected corruption under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state television... More
Africa Uganda begins largest-ever trial of Ebola vaccine Uganda has started its largest-ever trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine, an official said on Monday, amid fears of a potential spillover of the deadly hemorrhagic fever from... More
Africa 43 killed in airstrike by Haftar forces in southern Libya A drone airstrike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, a local official said on Monday. The attack is the second... More

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