Somali army kills 16 militants in central region
Somali National Army (SNA) on Wednesday killed 16 al-Shabab extremists and injured 20 others in a fierce fight in Ba’adweyn
Cameroon cancels logging plan that threatened rare apes
Cameroon has backtracked on a decision to allow industrial logging in one of the region’s least exploited rainforests, home to
3.0-magnitude quake hits Angola’s Cuanza-sul province
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 on the Richter scale jolted Gabela town in Angola’s western Cuanza Sul province
127 killed in South Sudan clash ‘over red scarf’
At least 127 people were killed and 32 others injured following a deadly altercation between South Sudanese troops and local
Somalia increases taxes on khat imports
Somalia has doubled taxes levied on the leafy stimulant khat which is mainly imported from Kenya and Ethiopia in what
Sudan beefs up security after 32 die in tribal clashes in Port City
Sudan has beefed up security in Red Sea state and imposed a curfew in its main sea gateway of Port
Nigeria warns of heavy flood in populous northern state
Nigeria’s most populous northern state of Kano is at risk of heavy flood this year, with a total of 20
59 terrorists killed in northern Mozambique
The Defense and Security Forces of Mozambique (FDS) announced Wednesday that 59 terrorists were killed over the past week in
Mauritius seeks compensation as oil spill cleanup continues
Mauritius says it is seeking compensation from the owners of a Japanese ship that spilled oil after it grounded in
Ghana electoral commission begins voter register cleanup
Ahead of the country’s general election in December, Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has begun cleaning the roll of voters, a