Libyan coastguard intercepts 299 migrants off Tripoli
Libya’s coastguard intercepted 299 migrants from sub-Saharan African countries on two rubber boats east of Tripoli on Thursday, officials said.
Ghana’s former-football star Abubakar dies aged 36
Ghanaian former international football star, Yakubu Abubakar has died at the age of 36. The former Black Star, a defensive
Liberia’s Supreme Court halts presidential run-off over fraud allegations
Liberia’s Supreme Court has delayed next week’s presidential run-off election until it considers a challenge to first round results by
UN wants DR Congo to waive $9m ‘administrative fee’
The UN world food programme is asking the Democratic Republic of Congo to waive $9 million in ‘administrative fees’ the
DR Congo police arrest nine in more anti-Kabila protests
Police in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni said they had arrested nine demonstrators during a march
Namibia Scraps Visas for Africans
Namibia has gotten the ball rolling on plans to scrap visa requirements for African passport holders after Cabinet authorised the
Six dead after ambush on Malian high court’s president
Five Malian soldiers and one civilian were killed in central Mali on Tuesday during an ambush on a convoy of
Egypt police are using Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms and arrest them
Police in Egypt are luring gay men to hotel rooms with dating app Grindr as part of an ongoing crackdown
Kenyan Supreme Court judges denied extra security after shooting – source
Kenya’s government denied a request by Supreme Court judges for extra security after one of their bodyguards was shot, preventing
Kenya: Odinga proposes ‘People’s Assembly’
Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday said he would convene a “People’s Assembly” to try and improve governance