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Mubarak sons released from jail in Egypt pending retrial
The sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were freed from jail on Monday, a day after the violent fourth anniversary of the uprising that
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EGYPT - 26/01 00:47 CETViolent protests mark Egyptian uprising anniversary
Gunfire and sirens were heard on the streets of Cairo as security forces once again used lethal force against protesters who…
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EGYPT - 25/01 16:41 CETEgypt: Protests to mark 2011 uprising anniversary turn deadly
Several protesters were killed during bloody protests to mark the 2011 uprising
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NIGERIA - 25/01 12:36 CETBoko Haram strikes again in Nigeria
The Islamist group attacked Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday.
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - 25/01 02:05 CETDRC: Controversial electoral reform bill will be amended, says national assembly chief
Part of an electoral reform bill in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which…
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 23/01 21:20 CETFrench aid worker freed in Central African Republic
A French aid worker abducted last Monday in the Central African Republic has been freed. Claudia Priest, who is 67, worked for a…
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - 23/01 13:40 CETDR Congo scraps plans for census after days of violent unrest
Democratic Republic of the Congo has scrapped plans for a national census before next year’s presidential elections. An…
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SOMALIA - 22/01 18:22 CETSomalia: Bomb in Mogadishu ahead of Erdogan visit
A car bomb has exploded outside a hotel in Mogadishu where a Turkish delegation had been preparing for the visit of President…
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NIGERIA - 21/01 19:39 CETGerman Boko Haram hostage freed
A German hostage, kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, has been freed following a raid by Cameroon’s…
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - 21/01 13:16 CETThird day of unrest in DR Congo as rights group says over 40 people have died
For the third day running, violence has erupted in the Democratic Republic of…
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21/01 19:05 CETECB considers moves to ease Europe's economic woes
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 21/01 10:58 CETAfrican aid group hopes kidnapped French worker will be freed
Caritas, one of the main aid groups in Central African Republic say it’s optimistic a kidnapped French charity worker could be…
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ZAMBIA - 20/01 23:33 CETTight presidential race as Zambia goes to the polls
Zambians have been voting for their next leader in a tight race between a populist lawyer and a wealthy economist after the…
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UGANDA - 20/01 22:44 CETUganda war crimes suspect Dominic Ongwen on way to Hague
A senior Ugandan rebel commander wanted for war crimes has been flown out of the country on his way to The Hague to stand trial…
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NIGERIA - 20/01 18:09 CETBoko Haram exporting terror violence
The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says…
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 20/01 13:18 CETArmed men kidnap UN worker in Central African Republic
Armed men have kidnapped a woman working for the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic. It is thought the victim…
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - 20/01 00:12 CETSeveral deaths reported in Kinshasa after protests against electoral reforms opposition brands a “constitutional coup”
Opposition supporters protesting against reforms to the Democratic Republic of…
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KENYA - 19/01 21:36 CETPupil power shames police in Nairobi as Kenyan school protest goes global
A bitter little local dispute over a school playground in the Kenyan capital…
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CAMEROON - 19/01 02:59 CETMany women and children among dozens of people kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Cameroon
Officials in Cameroon say up to 80 people, mostly women and children, have…
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MALI - 19/01 01:25 CETMali’s health minister declares the West African country officially free of the deadly Ebola virus
After 42 days during which no new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mali…
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NIGER - 18/01 01:16 CETAnti-Charlie Hebdo protests claim more lives in Niger
At least five people have been killed and six churches attacked in Niger in fresh anti-Charlie protests
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NIGER - 17/01 15:14 CET‘Down with France’ shout anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters as 5 die in escalating violence in Niger
Hundreds take part in violent anti-Charlie Hebdo demonstrations in…
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KENYA - 15/01 23:03 CETEPO investigation: Rita Jeptoo forced to be patient
The wait continues for Rita Jeptoo. Investigators have yet to make a decision on the length of a competition ban after the 2013…
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SENEGAL - 15/01 20:55 CETDakar stage 11: Al-Attiyah and Coma retain leads
The scenery may have changed, but the lead characters in the Dakar Rally remain the same. Cars Nasser Al-Attiyah produced…
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NIGERIA - 15/01 16:02 CETBoko Haram violence surges ahead of Nigerian elections
Boko Haram began its concerted terror campaign in Nigeria in 2009. The Sunni jihadist movement was founded in 2002. The…
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NIGERIA - 15/01 15:32 CETImages show Boko Haram’s massive destruction in Baga, Nigeria
Satellite images released by Amnesty International show the scale of what it says is Boko Haram’s biggest and most destructive…
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DAKAR - 13/01 20:31 CETDakar Rally: Rodrigues rides to Stage 9 victory as Al-Attiyah closes in on car title
Helder Rodrigues bounced back from a disastrous ride on Monday when he lost…
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CAMEROON - 13/01 17:29 CETCameroon claims 143 Boko Haram militants killed in military camp attack
A government official in Cameroon says at least 143 Boko Haram miltants have…
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NIGERIA - 13/01 15:42 CETBoko Haram: Nigeria’s forgotten war
Last week, while the world’s eyes were turned towards France following the terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo, thousands of…
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CAIRO - 13/01 10:33 CETFreedom beckons for Mubarak as Egyptian court demands retrial in embezzlement case
An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial in the only outstanding conviction…
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SENEGAL - 12/01 21:29 CETComa tops riders in Chile after rough day in Dakar
The toughest rally in the world lived up to its reputation as stage eight of the Dakar 2015 decimated the riders on the 808…
- 12/01 - NIGERIA - Catholic archbishop calls for more global resolve to tackle Boko Haram militants
- 12/01 - EGYPT - Twenty six acquitted of inciting debauchery in Cairo bathhouse
- 11/01 - CAIRO - Journalists in Cairo hold their own protest rally and condemn Paris terror attacks
- 11/01 - ABUJA - ‘Girl of 10’ carries out Nigeria suicide bombing
- 10/01 - ABUJA - Deadly suicide bomb attack in Nigeria market
- 09/01 - IVORY COAST - Toure wins fourth straight African Footballer of Year award
- 09/01 - NIGERIA - Residents flee as Boko Haram terrorises Baga in northeast Nigeria
- 09/01 - EGYPT - Journalists in Egypt condemn Charlie Hebdo attack
- 07/01 - EGYPT - Egypt’s President al-Sissi makes historic Christmas visit to Coptic church in Cairo
- 05/01 - TUNISIA - New Prime Minister Habib Essid promises bright future for Tunisia
- 05/01 - SOMALIA - Car bomb kills four in Mogadishu
- 04/01 - EGYPT - Egypt celebrates the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
- 03/01 - MAURITANIA - Austrian Robert Theuretzbacher wins stage five of the Africa Eco Race.
- 03/01 - REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - “The situation is very dire”: DR Congo hospital for rape victims assets seized
- 03/01 - NIGERIA - Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap 40 men in north-east Nigeria
- 02/01 - LIBERIA - Learning life skills
- 02/01 - CAIRO - Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egypt
- 02/01 - SIERRA LEONE - Relentless spread of Ebola continues with Sierra Leone worst hit
- 02/01 - GAMBIA - Gambia President Jammeh blames foreign-backed dissidents for attack on capital
- 01/01 - CAIRO - Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists must lead to freedom, says Amnesty
- 01/01 - CAIRO - Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists
- 31/12 - TUNISIA - Tunisia’s new President Essebsi vows he will turn page on past
- 31/12 - TUNISIA - New Tunisian President Essebsi pledges reconciliation
- 31/12 - LIBYA - Libya calls for help to fight oil terminal fires caused by rocket attack
- 26/12 - EGYPT - Egypt bans ‘Exodus’ film because of ‘historical inaccuracies’
- 26/12 - IVORY COAST - Simone Gbagbo goes on trial in Ivory Coast
- 26/12 - LIBYA - Libyan soldiers killed in militant attacks
- 25/12 - SIERRA LEONE - Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone
- 25/12 - LIBYA - Rocket hits tank at Libyan oil port Es Sider
- 25/12 - EGYPT - Coptic Christians in Egypt on alert for attacks
- 24/12 - SIERRA LEONE - Sierra Leone imposes lockdown to stop transmission of Ebola
- 23/12 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Open wounds in the Central African Republic
- 23/12 - TUNISIA - Street celebrations to mark Tunisian election result
- 22/12 - TUNISIA - Supporters of new Tunisian president celebrate his victory
- 22/12 - TUNISIA - President Essebsi, a lifetime in Tunisia politics
- 22/12 - TUNISIA - Essebsi wins Tunisia presidency
- 22/12 - SIERRA LEONE - Locally-run Sierra Leone clinic fights Ebola against the odds
- 22/12 - TUNISIA - Tunisia presidential run-off: Essebsi claims victory
- 21/12 - TUNISIA - Counting underway after Tunisian presidential election
- 21/12 - TUNISIA - Polls closed in landmark presidential election in Tunisia
- 21/12 - TUNISIA - Tunisia goes to the polls to elect a new president
- 21/12 - TUNISIA - Polls open in Tunisia’s landmark presidential election
- 20/12 - TUNISIA - Tunisians vote in second round presidential election
- 20/12 - EGYPT - Egypt’s first tattoo expo aims to break taboos
- 20/12 - SIERRA LEONE - Ban Ki-moon praises healthcare workers in Ebola-hit African countries
- 19/12 - TUNISIA - Tunisia prepares for presidential election run-off
- 19/12 - MARRAKECH - Marrakesh Festival gives young filmmakers a chance
- 18/12 - MARRAKECH - Fifa begin corruption report meeting
- 18/12 - KENYA - Kenyan MPs trade blows in parliament over tough new security bill
- 18/12 - NIGERIA - Boko Haram suspected of another mass kidnapping in Nigeria
- 18/12 - NIGERIA - Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny
- 18/12 - NIGERIA - Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria
- 18/12 - NIGERIA - Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny
- 17/12 - SIERRA LEONE - Sierra Leone cancels Christmas celebrations to fight Ebola outbreak
- 15/12 - MOROCCO - Marrakech Film Festival shines light on dark youth dramas
- 14/12 - ALGERIA - 11 Niger refugees killed in bus crash after fleeing Boko Haram
- 14/12 - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Ship capsizes in Lake Tanganyika killing over 100
- 13/12 - PRETORIA - Graca Machel leads Mandela commemoration on first anniversary of South African President’s death
- 13/12 - NIGER - Niger PM asks for help to deal with Boko Haram refugee crisis
- 11/12 - MARRAKECH - Viggo Mortensen honoured at Marrakech Film Festival
- 10/12 - SOUTH AFRICA - Prosecutors to appeal Pistorius verdict
- 09/12 - ZIMBABWE - Signs of a power struggle in Zimbabwe: President Robert Mugabe sacks key government figures
- 09/12 - MALI - French hostage Serge Lazarevic freed three years after capture by al Qaeda in Mali
- 08/12 - MARRAKECH - Stars shine bright at Marrakech Film Festival
- 07/12 - ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe says he will remain in office ‘as long as he has strength’.
- 05/12 - KENYA - ICC prosecutor laments collapse of Kenyatta case
- 05/12 - DAKAR - Young Africans demand a better future
- 05/12 - PRETORIA - South Africans remember Nelson Mandela one year after his death
- 03/12 - EGYPT - Tourists start to return to Egypt
- 03/12 - SOMALIA - Somalia: Suicide car bomb attack on UN convoy near Mogadishu airport
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