Suspected militants kill at least 16 in Mali attack
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 16 Tuareg civilians in attacks in northern Mali, just days after 40 Tuaregs were
Madagascar conservationists rescue over 1000 tortoises from traffickers
International conservationists in Madagascar have been treating more than 10,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises that were seized from traffickers who
Somalia must speed overhaul of fragile army to face militants, say donors
Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main foreign backers said on Wednesday after discussing slow progress in transforming
Suicide militants kill 12 in attack on Libyan election commission HQ
A group of militants including suicide bombers stormed the head offices of Libya’s electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing
5th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration opens in Morocco
The 5th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development kicked off Wednesday in the Moroccan city of Marrakech. It is
‘Joyce Banda still under probe,’ says Malawi anti-graft body
Malawi’s anti-corruption agency says that newly-returned former president Joyce Banda was still under investigation over the massive graft scandal that
UN aid worker killed in Somalia
Unknown gunmen shot dead on Tuesday a Somali aid worker who worked for the World Health Organization (WHO), her
Safaricom launches messaging app linked to mobile money
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest telecoms company, is piloting a social messaging app that will link to its mobile money platform in
Zimbabwe MDC leader vows to kick out Chinese investors if elected
A leading opposition politician in Zimbabwe has vowed to expel Chinese investors who are “looting” the country if he wins
ICC begins investigation into humanity crimes in DR-Congo
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on Tuesday arrived in Kinshasa to begin probe into allegations of deadly