UNICEF: AIDS related adolescent deaths triple, sub-Saharan Africa tops
Since 2000, despite significant advances in the diagnosis and treatment of those infected with HIV, the number of adolescent deaths from AIDS has tripled, a […]
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Nigeria: Oando to build $350 mln gas processing plant
The Head of Nigeria’s Oando said on Thursday its company plans to build a $350-million gas plant as it seeks to integrate gas production within […]
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. […]
Pope in Africa calls for peace, youth empowerment, fight against extremism
Pope Francis on Wednesday started an African tour, his first to the continent since his papacy began almost three years ago. During his three-nation tour, […]
Germany plans to deploy 650 soldiers to Mali
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali to support the French-led peacekeeping mission in its global fight against the Islamic State jihadists in […]
Somalia’s Al-Shebab warns members against joining IS
The Al-Qaeda linked Shebab fighters have warned they will “cut the throat” of members who pledged allegiance to Islamic State. “If anyone says he belongs […]
Burundi: half-dozen people killed in overnight clashes
At least half-dozen people were killed and others wounded in overnight clashes in Burundi, police said on Sunday. Heavy gunfire and grenade explosions were heard […]
DRC: Gov’t soldiers raped 14 women in three days – UN report
Government soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo raped 14 women over a three-day period in the eastern region of the country, the human rights office […]
Paris attack: German police arrest Algerian suspect
German police have arrested an Algerian man in a refugee reception centre in connection with the attacks in Paris, officials said on Monday. The man […]
Niger arrests opposition candidate after returning from exile
Nigerien opposition presidential candidate, Hama Amadou, was arrested on Saturday over child trafficking charges upon returning to the country a year after he fled to […]