Boko Haram suspected of killing 50 in Lake Chad attack
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad,
Ghana FA fires coaching staff of all national teams
Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has sacked the coaches of all their men’s and women’s national teams, the country’s governing body
South African photographer kidnapped in Syria back home
A South African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State three years ago returned home on Thursday with the help
UNHCR says over 46,000 refugees, asylum seekers registered in Libya
The United Nations Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said that there are 46,395 registered refugees and asylum seekers
Egyptian head of tax authority arrested over bribery
Egyptian authorities arrested on Friday head of the country’s tax authority over bribery charges, official Ahram newspaper reported. The Administrative
Niger, Tunisia among latest non-permanent members of U.N. Security Council
Niger and Tunisia took their non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council joining three other new members joining the
13 Ethiopians arrested for being in Kenya illegally
13 Ethiopians were arrested in central Kenya for being in the country illegally, local Citizen television reports. The Ethiopians are
Zambia pulls resources to help over 250 families affected by floods
The Zambian government said on Friday that it has stepped up efforts to help over 250 families displaced by flash
Turkey, France leaders hold talks over Libya, Syria situation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday regarding the developments
Somali government detains record number of journalists
Somalia’s Western-backed government forces beat and detained a record number of journalists in 2019, the journalists’ syndicate told Reuters on