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African Union troops said on Sunday they had launched a new offensive against Al-Qaeda-affilated Shabaab rebels in southern Somalia, vowing

Al-Qaeda’s North African branch claimed an ambush of an Algerian army patrol that killed at least nine soldiers, in one

The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is known for its beautiful forests and is home to a large number of

(Reuters) South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from hospital on Sunday after undergoing a scheduled procedure the previous day

The UN’s cultural wing has reported the destruction of precious mausoleums during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali to the

In Burundi,  three candidates for Tuesday’s presidential election have formally withdrawn from the contest. They say the polls with not

On this episode of Match Point Africa Women’s football teams battle for places in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Ethiopia

Chad’s former leader Hissene Habre will make history on Monday when he is tried in Senegal over his regime’s brutality –

The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is one of the major terrorist groups responsible for many attacks in China’s Xinjiang

Brazilian football great Pele is receiving treatment in a hospital in Sao Paulo. There were no immediate details on why the