Africa

Egypt

Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass refutes the "breakthrough" findings, says it was known the pyramid had hollows inside it

02/11/2017

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Thousands of DRC children at immediate risk of starvation, UN warns

The World Food Programme says a looming humanitarian catastrophe could cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands of youngsters within months.

31/10/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017

Kenya

Kenyatta's 98% hollow victory on 39% turnout

Kenya's re-run election produces same result as in August, and produces same angry reaction from opposition

30/10/2017

No Comment

School children caught in tear gas at Nairobi protest

The pupils could be seen huddling against a wall while journalists in protective gear tried to shield them.

30/10/2017

Kenya

Kenya on edge as post-election turmoil escalates

Ethnic tensions have boiled over since Thursday's rerun presidential poll, boycotted by the opposition

29/10/2017

Kenya

Kenyan opposition leader Odinga calls for fresh elections

Kenyans await for presidential election results as ethnic tensions spread

29/10/2017

Somalia

Al-Shabab claims twin suicide attacks in Mogadishu

At least seventeen people killed in double car bombings in the Somali capital

28/10/2017

No Comment

Violence erupts in Nairobi over re-run Kenyan presidential poll

Trouble flared in the Kenyan capital as police confronted rock-throwing demonstrators

28/10/2017

Kenya

Uncertainty surrounds Kenya election outcome

Kenya delays election in some areas amid risk of violence

28/10/2017

Kenya

Low turnout in Kenya election boycotted by opposition

The election commission says fewer than 34% of registered voters cast ballots in Thursday's presidential election re-run.

27/10/2017

Kenya

'Security challenges' mar Kenya election re-run

'Security challenges' mar Kenya election re-run

26/10/2017

Target

Morocco flying high as aircraft manufacturers land in the hub

Daleen Hassan: “Nagoya is Japan’s hub for the aerospace industry.

26/10/2017

Niger

"The militant threat is spreading"

Analysts say the use of armed Reaper drones on the continent of Africa signals a shift in policy for the United States.

26/10/2017

Kenya

Kenya elections: deaths as police clash with opposition supporters

At least three people have died in clashes with police as Kenyans vote in a controversial election rerun.

26/10/2017

Kenya

Protests over second Kenya vote

Eye witnesses police have fired on protesters, as Kenya votes, in the second presidential elections since August

26/10/2017

South Africa

Balloon chair floats two kilometres up

A British adventurer has come back to Earth after drifting ten kilometres across the South African savannah in a camping chair attached to 100 balloons

26/10/2017

Africanews

Kenya Votes 2017: Have a look at the electoral system

Among the requirements to be a candidate includes having a post-secondary school qualification and having no conviction of an election offence during the preceding five years.

25/10/2017

Kenya

Kenya Supreme Court shambles clears way for presidential poll

Kenya's presidential election will take place after not enough Supreme Court judges turned up to hear an eleventh-hour petition to delay the poll

25/10/2017

Earth News

Building a kick-ass team

Unbreakable, invincible, indestructible: team building experiences

24/10/2017

Ecotech

"As the speed builds, so must his mental capacity”.

The mental preparation behind breaking land speed record

23/10/2017

Zimbabwe

Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill ambassador

22/10/2017

Zimbabwe

WHO chief 'rethinks' naming Mugabe goodwill ambassador

It follows a global outcry over the appointment

21/10/2017

Egypt

Egypt: dozens of police killed in desert ambush by militants

Sources say security forces had been seeking a militant hideout in the Western desert.

21/10/2017

Uganda

Concern amid outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

One woman has been confirmed dead but hundreds may have been exposed to the virus, says WHO.

20/10/2017

Malawi

Vampire scare prompts UN to pull staff out of southern Malawi

Lynch mobs accusing people of vampirism had been searching for individuals and blocking roads

19/10/2017