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Africa 100 Nigerian soldiers killed in suspected Daesh attacks Attacks blamed on Daesh terror group's West African arm have killed around 100 soldiers in northeast Nigeria since Sunday, five security sources said on Thursday, speaking... More
Africa Child bride auctioned on Facebook for S. Sudan's highest bid ever Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that... More
Africa Thousands of peacekeepers’ children left behind in Liberia after the civil war The only memento Moses Z. Kaine has from his father is a T-shirt, left more than two decades ago when the peacekeeper's tour of duty finished and he returned home, leaving... More
Africa Banning headscarf-wearing Nigerian girls from school unacceptable, Muslim body says Shutting out Muslim girls from school for wearing headscarves amounts to unacceptable religious bigotry and a violation of the Constitution, Nigeria's apex Muslim body said... More
Africa US to cut troops in Africa as focus shifts to China, Russia The U.S. military will withdraw hundreds of troops focused on counterterrorism operations in Africa over the next several years to support the Pentagon's increased focus on... More
Africa At least 42 dead, 20 injured in Zimbabwe bus fire Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, killing more than 42 people and injuring at least 20, some of whom suffered severe burns, authorities said Friday. A photograph... More
Africa 7 UN peacekeepers killed by rebels in DR Congo Seven U.N. peacekeepers were killed and 10 wounded in a military operation with Congolese forces against rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing... More
Africa 'Saudi coalition halts assault on Yemen's Hodeidah' The Saudi-led coalition has ordered a halt in its offensive against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah, three sources told Reuters on Thursday. The... More
Africa Ex-head of Ethiopian military firm arrested at border on corruption charges Ethiopian authorities have arrested the former head of the military-run industrial conglomerate METEC, state media reported on Tuesday, after the attorney general said investigations... More
Africa Ethiopia arrests military and intelligence officers for failed attack on PM, corruption, torture Ethiopia's attorney general accused members of the security service of carrying out a grenade attack on a rally attended by the prime minister, as he announced details of... More
Africa Congo faces worst Ebola outbreak in nation's history Congo's latest Ebola outbreak is the worst in the country's recorded history with 319 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry said. The deadly virus has killed about... More
Africa At least 18 dead after train derails in DR Congo At least 18 people were killed when a train derailed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday. The train was en route from the city of Kindu to the... More
Sports Thousands celebrate reconciliation between Ethiopia, Eritrea in peace run Thousands of Ethiopians and Eritreans took part in a 10-kilometer reconciliation run Sunday in Addis Ababa in the first joint sporting event since the former bitter foes launched... More
Africa UN envoy urges start of Libya election process early 2019 Libya should start the process to hold an election in spring 2019 only after a national conference to discuss conflicts, U.N. Special Libya Envoy Ghassan Salame said on Thursday.Four... More
Africa 40 killed in four suicide bombings at Somali hotel The death toll from a triple car bombing in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has risen to 40, including seven terrorists, a senior police officer said on Saturday, with up to 50... More

Turkey Turkey set to open East Africa's largest mosque in Djibouti "Turkey's gift to Djibouti", East Africa's largest mosque being built in the capital city, is set to be inaugurated in two months' time. The Turkish Diyanet Foundation... More
Africa Bloody rivalry erupts between al-Shabab, Daesh in Somalia A bloody rivalry has emerged between terrorist groups in Somalia as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab hunts upstart fighters allied to the Islamic State group, who have begun... More
Africa Tunisian lawyers seek opposition Ennahda’s closure over terror links A Tunisian lawyer group announced late Sunday that they are preparing a party closure case against the conservative Ennahda movement in Tunisia, accusing the party of having... More
Africa Nigerian President Buhari denies being a clone Nigeria's president took the extraordinary step of denying rumors that he died and was replaced by a body double, telling the country that he is alive and well. "It is the... More
Africa Israeli academics dropped from South Africa conference after protests Following protests over Jewish nation-state law and violence against Palestinians in Gaza, a South African university cancelled Israeli academics' invitation to participate... More
Africa Tunisians protest 'murderer' Saudi crown prince's visit Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Tuesday against a visit by Saudi Arabia's crown prince, denouncing the top Saudi royal as a murderer in the second straight day of demonstrations... More
Africa Tunisia civil society protests upcoming visit of Saudi crown prince MbS Local civil-society groups plan to organize demonstrations on Monday evening to protest an expected visit the following day by Saudi Crown Prince M. bin Salman. "Tunisian... More
Africa Al-Shabaab terrorists kill Sufi cleric, 19 others in central Somalia At least 20 people were killed when terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked the compound of a prominent Sufi cleric in central Somalia, police said Monday. About 10 others... More
Africa Migrant death toll on Mediterranean route triples, UN reports Amid tougher anti-migrant policies across Europe, the Mediterranean continues to be a deadly route as the number of migrants dying at sea off Spain has tripled, the U.N. migration agency reported More
Africa 30 dead after Uganda party boat sinks on Lake Victoria Thirty people died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police said Sunday. The vessel carrying close to a hundred revellers... More
Africa Morocco navy finds 15 migrants dead in stranded boat Morocco's navy on Saturday found the bodies of 15 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa on board a boat stranded at sea for days and rescued 53 survivors, a military source said. Coastguards... More
Africa Christian CAR militia leader charged with war crimes A Central African Republic militia leader and lawmaker who goes by the nickname Rambo appeared at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, where he faces 14 charges... More
Africa Over 170 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya A fresh batch of 174 Nigerians, believed to be stranded in Libya, returned home on Friday, according a national relief agency official. The refugees' repatriation came as... More
Africa Thousands of state workers protest in Tunisia over wages Thousands of Tunisian state workers yesterday rallied in the center of the capital Tunis, protesting price hikes and the government's freeze on wage increases amid economic... More

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