Mauritania, Algeria in talks to open new border crossing
Mauritania and Algeria are hopeful that a border post currently designated as a military zone will be opened to ease
57 percent of schools in northeast Nigeria shut due to militancy
About 57 percent of schools in Nigeria’s Borno state are closed due to the conflict waged by Islamist militant group
Talks on how to conduct a fresh election in Kenya collapse
Talks between Kenya’s electoral commission, ruling party and the opposition on how to conduct the fresh presidential elections have collapsed,
Burundi loses bid to stop U.N. atrocities investigation
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Friday to extend its investigation into suspected crimes against humanity in Burundi, dealing
Zimbabwe enacts law to curb cash trading by unlicensed dealers
The Zimbabwe government has enacted legislation to curb selling of cash by unlicensed dealers, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said in
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir says US sanctions have weakened his country
President Omar al-Bashir said on Thursday that Washington’s “unjust” trade embargo on Sudan had weakened the African country and
Plague outbreak kills 19 in Madagascar
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 19 people, and may have infected 85 others in just two months,
Car bomb kills at least 7 in Mogadishu
A car bomb killed seven people and injured scores others when it went off in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police
EU in new plan to settle 50,000 refugees, mostly from Africa
The European Commission has unveiled a new plan that would allow 50,000 refugees, mostly from a host of African countries,
China pledges support for Somalia’s peace, reconstruction
Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Qian Jian has pledges his country’s support for Somalia’s peace and reconciliation process as part of