Tanzania threatens to dissolve opposition-run municipal council over transparency row
Tanzania threatened on Monday to disband an opposition-led municipal council if it continued to defy the government and maintain membership
Four homemade bombs explode in restive anglophone Cameroon
Four makeshift bombs exploded overnight in the main city in Cameroon’s restive anglophone region, but without causing casualties, officials said
Faces of Africa: Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob Mallane is a traditional spiritual healer in Rosendal town in Free State province bordering South Africa and Lesotho. When
U.S. appeals against withdrawal of AU troops from Somalia
The United States has appealed against the withdrawal of African Union troops in Somalia warning that extremism could escalate in
U.N. warns of looming food crisis in South Sudan starting next year
The UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has warned that South Sudan will begin next year with the worst food
WHO urges Madagascar to revamp laws governing plague victims
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on Madagascar to revamp laws governing plague victims. Officials say the outdated protocol
U.N. evacuates first group of refugees from Libya to Niger
A group of 25 refugees have been evacuated from Libya to Niger to have resettlement claims processed, in the first
33 killed in Democratic Republic of Congo train crash
33 people were feared dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a freight train carrying fuel plunged
More than 200 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border
More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more injured when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering
7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Iran-Iraq border, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake has also been