Visit by Chad’s leader to Israel is ‘diplomatic breakthrough’
Israel’s prime minister says the leader of the African nation of Chad is arriving for a historic visit. Benjamin Netanyahu
Kenya’s Lamu hotel business booms as festival comes to a close
Curtains have fallen on the 18th edition of the Lamu cultural festival, with an estimated 20,000 guests said to have
18 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Niger, official says
A regional deputy official in Niger says that 18 girls have been kidnapped from two different villages by suspected Boko
Update: At least 30 people dead in Lake Victoria boat accident
Ugandan diving teams are retrieving bodies from Lake Victoria where police say at least 30 people died in a boat
Nigeria’s military acknowledges major attack by extremists
Nigeria’s military on Saturday acknowledged a major attack against it by Islamic extremists after opposition lawmakers said 44 soldiers were
At least 10 die in boat accident on Lake Victoria in Uganda
A Ugandan police official says at least 10 people have died in a boat accident on Lake Victoria. Police spokesman
US reports ‘possible terrorist threat’ against it in Congo
The United States embassy in Congo says it has received “credible and specific information of a possible terrorist threat against
Newly-acquired Zim Boeing ‘sold to US firm for spare parts’: report
One of the Boeing aircraft recently bought by Zimbabwe for a new state airline has been sold to a US
Talk Africa: Peacekeeping in Africa
The United Nations Security Council held an open debate this week on strengthening peace and security operations in Africa. Under
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe no longer able to walk, president says
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s health continues to be on the decline with the former leader now unable to walk.