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Burundi minister shot dead 02 Jan 2017 - 03:33 am

Nairobi: Burundi's environment minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early yesterday, police said, the first killing of its kind since the...

Five facts about vast unruly DR Congo 01 Jan 2017 - 06:19 pm

KINSHASA: The second largest country in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with oil, timber, diamonds and gold but cursed with violence,...

Nigerian ex-militants say lost confidence in Buhari over restive Delta 01 Jan 2017 - 05:57 pm

YENAGOA, Nigeria: A group of former Nigerian militants said on Sunday it had lost confidence in the president’s efforts to end attacks on...

Gambia leader accuses West African bloc of declaring war 01 Jan 2017 - 05:48 pm

BANJUL: Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh accused West African regional body ECOWAS of declaring war, after it said it was putting forces on alert...

Optimism in DRCongo as deal reached to end political crisis 01 Jan 2017 - 04:25 pm

Kinshasa: The new year in one of Africa's most troubled countries began in a burst of optimism Sunday after rival groups agreed a...

10-year-old girl used as human bomb in Nigeria attack 01 Jan 2017 - 02:46 pm

Kano, Nigeria: One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year's Eve attack...

Nigeria seeks new rapprochement with militants, Shia 01 Jan 2017 - 12:13 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on militants in the country's oil-rich delta region to embrace peace and shun pipeline bombings...

DRC: Deal reached for peaceful political transition 01 Jan 2017 - 12:02 pm

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: Representatives of the government and opposition on Saturday reached a deal for peaceful political transition in the Democratic...

Burundi Minister assassinated: Police 01 Jan 2017 - 08:54 am

Nairobi: Burundi's environment minister was shot dead in the capital Bujumbura early Sunday, police said, the first assassination of its kind since the...

Boko Haram leader urges fighters: kill, slaughter and abduct 31 Dec 2016 - 01:21 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Boko Haram's leader is urging his fighters to "kill, slaughter and abduct ... and detonate bombs everywhere," in a new video...

DR Congo rivals 'on the verge' of signing crisis deal: mediator 31 Dec 2016 - 08:52 am

Kinshasa: DR Congo's government and the opposition are "on the verge" of concluding an accord to end a political crisis over President Joseph...

Experts doubt Nigeria’s ‘victory against Boko Haram’ 31 Dec 2016 - 01:58 am

Experts yet again doubt tall claims made by the Nigerian president and the military that the war against Boko Haram has been won. ...

6.2 quake hits eastern Indonesia 31 Dec 2016 - 01:07 am

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck yesterday off the island of Sumbawa in eastern Indonesia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said....

Three dead in Congo jail mutiny 31 Dec 2016 - 01:07 am

Three people died and four suffered bullet injuries during a short-lived mutiny at a jail in Brazzaville, the prosecutor said. The unrest broke...

Burundi president hints at fourth term 31 Dec 2016 - 01:05 am

Nairobi: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose controversial election to a third term in 2015 triggered a political crisis, hinted yesterday he might seek...

Talks on Kabila exit faltering: Opposition 31 Dec 2016 - 01:02 am

Kinshasa: Talks to ease Congo President Joseph Kabila out of power next year and quell protests over him overstaying his mandate are hanging...

Malians flown out of Libya recount ordeal 31 Dec 2016 - 01:00 am

Bamako: Dozens of Malian migrants kept locked up in Libyan jails after failing to make it onto boats bound for Europe have arrived...

Floods in DR Congo kill at least 50: provincial governor 29 Dec 2016 - 12:06 pm

Kinshasa: Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands homeless in...