Mugabe tells AU that wife is being ‘harassed’
Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has told the African Union (AU) that his wife, Grace Mugabe, is being harassed and
Al Qaeda-linked group claims Mali attack that killed 2 French troops
A Malian militant group with links to al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers
Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram commander
Troops in north eastern Nigeria have killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group, according
EU warns violent attacks threaten Tanzania’s democracy
A recent spate of violent attacks in Tanzania threaten the country’s democracy, the European Union has said. “We note with
Twin car bombings kill 38 in Somalia’s Mogadishu
The death toll for Friday’s attack in the centre of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 38 – the AP has reported.
Buhari “waiting for Nigerians to decide” on his re-election
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is waiting for the people of Nigeria to decide whether he should seek re-election in 2019,
Opposition politician killed with machetes in Tanzania
An opposition politician was hacked to death at his home in central Tanzania on Thursday night, police said on Friday,
17 children rescued from ‘prophet’in Mozambique
A self-styled prophet has been arrested after 17 children were allegedly held captive in his home in Mozambique. Luis Gouveia
Singapore-flagged tanker attacked off Somali coast
An international anti-piracy force says a Singapore-flagged chemical tanker has exchanged fire with attackers off the coast of Somalia before
Twin car bombings kill nearly 30 in Somalia’s Mogadishu
Twin car bombings and subsequent gunfire has left at least 27 people dead and 20 others wounded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu,