Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the country's parliament for an extension of the emergency rule he placed on three northeastern states, over the...

Thousands of displaced people continue to shelter at a UN base in South Sudan's northern oil rich town of Bentiu. Thousands more have been...

We begin with the crisis in South Sudan. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a special tribunal for that country, saying...

The Federal Government of Somalia and its partners have resolved to take decisive action to address the issue of gender-based sexual violence in the...

Some of the most famous characters in Hollywood History are back in Tunisia after almost 40 years. In 1976, the country provided the locations...

South African prosecutors have applied for Oscar Pistorius to be admitted to hospital for a psychiatric assessment. It comes after an expert witness testified...

Uganda has commissioned its first ever electronic cargo tracking system. The country's tax advisory body says it will help reduce business costs and delays...

Radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has released a video claiming to show the missing girls abducted last month in Chibok town. The abduction has...

Shaolin Temple is famous around the world for Chinese martial arts referred to as Kung Fu. Every year it attracts hundreds of thousands people...

Presidential election in Egypt this year has not been as competitive as the 2012 race. Only two candidates are in the race this time,...