Africa

Mali

Tuareg militant leader killed in car explosion outside UN base in Mali

Cheick Ag Aoussa was the number two in the High Council for the Unity of Azawad, one of many armed groups in the country.

09/10/2016

Morocco

Moderate Islamists win elections in Morocco

Morocco’s moderate Islamists have won parliamentary elections.

08/10/2016

South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 85 saying he wants 'assisted death'

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner is backing assisted dying for terminally ill people, which is opposed by his own Anglican church.

07/10/2016

Morocco

Parliamentary elections begin in Morocco

Morocco goes to the ballot box in the second parliamentary elections since the 2011 constitutional reform.

07/10/2016

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South African police clash with student protesters

South African police have fired rubber bullets and set off stun grenades to disperse student protesters on a Johannesburg university campus.

05/10/2016

South Africa

Protests escalate into violence in South Africa as police and students clash

Protesters and police clash as demonstrations over tuition fee increases at Wits University escalate.

04/10/2016

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Mediterranean Sea: 6,000 migrants rescued in a day

A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha.

04/10/2016

Economy

World Bank says extreme poverty is falling, but income inequality needs attention

The World Bank says fewer people are living in extreme poverty, but governments need to focus more on the gap between rich and poor.

03/10/2016

Business Series

Facebook chases new users in developing countries with Messenger Lite

Facebook has launched a stripped down version of its Messenger app to work with slower internet connections and older phones in developing countries.

03/10/2016

Cinema

Lupita Nyong'o stars in rags-to-riches tale

‘Queen of Katwe’ is the true story of Phiona, a Ugandan girl living in the Kampala slum of Katwe, whose life is turned around when she becomes a prodigious chess…

03/10/2016

Libya

Dutch journalist killed in Libyan city of Sirte

A prominent Dutch photo journalist has been killed in Libya while covering clashes in the city of Sirte.

03/10/2016

Egypt

Cairocomix exhibition opens in Cairo

Some say there's never been a greater need for comedy in Egypt than now.

02/10/2016

Ethiopia

Ethiopian festival ends in deadly stampede

A festival has ended in bloodshed in Ethiopia.

02/10/2016

Somalia

Somali Islamist attack kills three in restaurant

Somali Islamist group al Shabaab have bombed a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in Mogadishu, killing three, officials said.

01/10/2016

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South African police fire rubber bullets at students protesting tuition costs at Rhodes University

Tensions were running high at South Africa’s Rhodes University on Wednesday (September 28) as police and students scuffled during a demonstration over tuition…

30/09/2016

Libya

From religious teaching to a suicide belt: ISIL fighters' bequeathals to their brides

A set of marriage certificates recovered by the Libyan army from ISIL, reveals some of the surprising gifts offered by Jihadis to their brides.

29/09/2016

Sudan

Amnesty accuses Sudanese government of war crimes

The leading human rights group has accused the government of Sudan of carrying out at least 30 chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January.

29/09/2016

Markets

Oil prices rise after OPEC announces first output cut since 2008

OPEC has agreed to cut its oil output for the first time since 2008.

29/09/2016

Egypt

Syrian opposition group calls on Cairo for help to resolve the civil war

The Cairo Conference for Syrian Opposition delegation is in talks with Egypt to try to convince the Arabic power to have more involvement in efforts to resolve the Syrian civil…

29/09/2016

Egypt

Egypt migrant boat sinking: number of dead surpasses 200

At least 33 more bodies have been recovered from a migrant boat which sank off the Egyptian coast last week, raising the confirmed number of dead to 202.

28/09/2016

Mali

Nine years in jail for destroying Mali's shrines

Some say they are prepared to forgive Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi for the destruction of 10 mausoleums and religious sites in Timbuktu during Mali's 2012 conflict.

27/09/2016

Gabon

Gabon: Ali Bongo sworn in after acrimonious election victory

Gabonese President Ali Bongo has been sworn in for a second term.

27/09/2016

Kenya

Police fire on protesters in Nairobi

Riot police have reportedly fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse Kenyan university students protesting over road safety.

27/09/2016

Mali

Destroying culture is now a war crime

Former Islamist rebel Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi has been found guilty of war crimes for destroying historical sites in Timbuktu during Mali's conflict in 2012.

27/09/2016

South Africa

Surge in elephant and rhino poaching looms over UN wildlife summit

A surge in elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is the backdrop to the latest meeting of CITES – the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in…

24/09/2016

Gabon

Gabon's Constitutional Court upholds Ali Bongo's presidential election win

Gabon’s Constitutional Court has upheld President Ali Bongo’s narrow election victory.

24/09/2016