Somalia: Six Injured in Laptop Bomb Explosion at Airport
At least six people including two African Union soldiers were injured Monday in an explosion at the airport in Beledweyne, Somali authorities said. According to […]
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Benin: Presidential Election Goes to Run-off
Benin’s Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, highly favored to succeed President Boni Yayi, will face a run-off against prominent businessman Patrice Talon after he won only […]
North Africa: Ban ki-moon Speaks about the Region Challenges
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who visited Algeria over the weekend touched on the many challenges facing the North African region with focus on the […]
Libya: Sirte bombarded by Libyan forces
Misrata-based Libyan forces targeted in air strikes militants of the Islamic State group in Sirte and claimed that many IS leaders were hit. Speaking after […]
Zambia Releases ex-Defense Minister on Bail
Zambia’s former defense minister Geoffrey Mwamba arrested on Wednesday, has been released on bail, local media reported. Mwamba, also popularly known as GBM, was arrested […]
Congo: Presidential Campaign Kicks off Friday
The Presidential campaign in Congo is to officially kick off this Friday with nine candidates participating in the race. Incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso who […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Opposition against Granting Ivorian citizenship to Compaore
Ivorian opposition on Wednesday said giving ousted Burkina Faso leader Blaise Compaore Ivorian citizenship paints a ‘grim picture’ of the political scene in the west-African […]
About 50,000 Died in South Sudan War, UN Official
A senior United Nations official on Wednesday said the death toll from South Sudan’s two-year civil war may have reached 50,000 or more. According to […]
Ghana Backs Turkey in Fight against Terrorism
Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday indicated that Ghana stands in solidarity with Turkey in the fight against terrorism. “We stand in solidarity with […]
Al-Shabaab Next Target: Kenya State House
Al Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia that is most known for carrying out deadly attacks there and in Kenya, released a new video threating […]