Leaking Nigeria pipeline explodes, killing at least 19
A Nigerian official says at least 19 people are dead after a leaking oil pipeline exploded in the southeast, while
U.N. employee in eastern Congo tests positive for Ebola
A United Nations employee in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the first such incident during
Kenya’s ex-sports minister to be charged over Rio Olympics graft
Kenya’s former sports minister will be charged in court in relation to the siphoning of funds meant for athletes who
Battles over safe Ebola burials complicate work in Congo
A runaway hearse carrying an Ebola victim has become the latest example of sometimes violent community resistance that complicates efforts
Banned Somali charcoal exports pass through Iran -UN report
Banned charcoal exports from Somalia are thriving, generating millions of dollars a year for al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremists — and often
Xi’s special envoy attends Equatorial Guinea’s 50th independence anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Zhang Chunxian on Friday attended here the 50th independence anniversary of Equatorial Guinea. Zhang,
Kenya’s KenGen says new geothermal plant nearly ready
KenGen’s new 165.4-megawatt (MW) capacity plant powered by geothermal steam is three quarters complete and on schedule for commissioning next
Eritrean exodus intensifies after peace with Ethiopia
For three years, fear and poverty kept Nebyat Zerea from leaving Eritrea to find her husband, until the day last
100-year-old Nigerian inmate on death-row seeks pardon
A 100 year-old Nigerian man who was sentenced to death on a kidnapping and murder charge is reportedly seeking
DRC reports 5 new Ebola deaths; UN worker is infected
The Democratic Republic of Congo is reporting five new confirmed Ebola deaths in its latest outbreak, while a worker