8 killed as car bomb hits E. Libya city Ajdabiya
A car bomb explosion on Thursday evening hit a security check point in the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya, some
Activist journalist kidnapped, beaten in Mozambique
A Mozambican journalist was kidnapped from the streets of the capital Maputo and brutally beaten hours after criticising President Filipe
Madagascar’s leaders call for solidarity to stop cyclical political crisis
Madagascar’s leaders called for solidarity to stop cyclical political crisis in the country during the celebration of the 71th anniversary
French ex-president to face graft trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on
Red Cross says staffer dies after car bombing in Somalia
The International Committee of the Red Cross says one of its staff members is dead after a car bombing
Botswana’s president leaves power 18 months before end of term
Botswana’s President Ian Khama has wrapped up a nationwide “farewell tour” as he prepares to step down on Saturday after
Pentagon says U.S. airstrike killed “high ranking” al-Qaeda leader
A “high ranking” leader of jihadist group al-Qaeda in the the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was killed over the weekend in
China, Namibia agree to bolster cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob on Thursday agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership of
Thousands of Ghanaians protest defense cooperation agreement with U.S.
Thousands of Ghanaians led by the ‘Put Ghana First Movement’ poured into the streets here on Wednesday to protest the
Al-Sisi cruising to win but some Egyptians claim they were paid to vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is on course for a landslide election victory although there was little sign he had