Tanzania’s new President sworn in
Tanzania’s new President John Magufuli was sworn into office Thursday, despite continuing disputes over the October 25 election. The inauguration ceremony was attended by several […]
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Somalia: Al Shabaab kills 13 in hotel attack
At least a dozen people have been killed on Sunday at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in an attack by Al-Shabaab Islamic militants. […]
Joint raids on Boko Haram to begin after rainy season, UN official
An 8,700-strong regional task force, headquartered in Chad’s capital N’Djamena with troops from Chad, Niger, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon, is set to begin raids on […]
Guinea: vote counting underway after peaceful polls
Guinea started counting votes in Sunday’s presidential election, which the opposition has said was marred by irregularities. Some 6 million Guineans voted for eight candidates […]
Somalia: Islamic extremist rebels kill president’s nephew
Islamic extremist rebels ambushed and killed two men including the president’s nephew in a drive-by shooting in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, police and the rebels said […]
“South Africa must provide written reasons to explain failure to arrest al-Bashir”- ICC
The International Criminal Court told South Africa’s government to explain why it failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an African Union […]
Al Shabaab seizes towns in Somalia, continues onslaught
The Islamist militant group Al Shabaab took control of a sizeable town in central Somalia on Sunday after African Union forces left the area. It […]
Obama tells African leaders to respect presidential term limits
In the speech he delivered at the African Union on Tuesday, the US president Barack Obama called African leaders to respect presidential term limits. He […]
Obama’s talks in Ethiopia focus on security, human rights
After a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, the US President Barack Obama flew to Addis Ababa late on Sunday on the first visit […]
Obama leaves US for new Africa trip
President Barack Obama left the US for Kenya on Thursday in a trip that will also include a stop in the Ethiopian capital and a […]