DRC: Scores Killed in Clash between Rebels, Army
Clashes between rebels, army and U.N. troops in a town in eastern Congo killed at least 30 people, including civilians, rebels and a United Nations […]
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Italian Physician Killed in Kenya
An Italian doctor working for a children’s charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians were injured in an armed robbery of their house, […]
Algeria jails ex-counter terrorism chief
Algeria’s former counter terrorism chief, AbdelKader Ait-Ouarabi who stood trial behind closed doors in a military court was handed on Thursday a five-year prison sentence. […]
Mali arrests 2 suspects in last week hotel siege
Malian authorities on Thursday arrested two people suspected of links to the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako last week. Spokesman for […]
85-year-old Sudanese opposition leader arrested
Sudanese authorities arrested and detained on Wednesday one of the country’s leading opposition figures along with two other members of the country’s main opposition coalition. […]
Zambia: inflation up to 19.3%, lower growth in 2016
Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for November 2015 rose to 19.3 percent, jumping from 14.3 percent recorded in October 2015, the statistics agency said in […]
Niger: Arrest of 5 Journalists, Press advocates worried
Authorities in Niger have arrested five journalists over 10 days due to a political tension ahead of February presidential polls, Reporters without Borders said on […]
Egypt: British Holidaymakers Coming Back Soon
An Egyptian official Wednesday announced that British holidaymakers will very soon return to Egypt and to Sharm el-Sheikh following positive report on security at airports. […]
Tunisia: ‘state of emergency’ after deadly presidential bus blast
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard […]
Kenya: ministerial reshuffle hits corruption tainted gov’t
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday to replace five ministers who are being investigated for graft. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who this week described […]