Migrant boat capsizes off Libya, 90 feared dead
An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya in the latest migrant attempt to
FIFA boss joins CAF chiefs for General Assembly in Casablanca
The Confederations of African Football (CAF) delegates, including football chiefs from around the continent, are meeting in Casablanca for the
DR Congo’s Kabila to name his successor by July
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila plans to respect the constitution by naming his successor and stepping down
Analysts worried about impact of increased U.S. air strikes in Somalia
Analysts have raised concern over the increase in U.S. air strikes in the Horn of Africa nation. They say that
UN: Somalia ranked the world’s most corrupt country
In December, the United States announced that it would cut military aid to Somalia due to massive corruption. Washington says
AU, UN partner to cover costs of climate change in Africa
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
South Africa: Zuma to face no-confidence motion
South Africa’s parliament has scheduled a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma for Feb. 22, the parliament’s speaker Baleka
17 killed in gold mine collapse in northeastern Sudan
At least 17 people were killed and 2 others injured when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Sudan on Tuesday.
South Africa’s Zuma to meet party leaders “over his future”
South African President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet the top six officials of the ruling African National Congress (ANC)
81 Boko Haram suspects go on public trial in Niger
Eighty-one people accused of fighting for Boko Haram have gone on trial in Niger in a public court sitting, one