Africa

Tunisia

Nationwide curfew imposed in Tunisia

Fours days of protests and riots over jobs and the economy have shaken the country

22/01/2016

Economy

Post COP21: Agriculture at heart of climate change hope for Africa

The COP21 deal, agreed in Paris in December 2015 and due to be signed in April 2016, commits to 100 billion dollars in climate finance per year for

22/01/2016

Somalia

19 dead as al-Shabaab attacks tourist spot near Mogadishu

Somali police say at least 19 people have been killed when al-Shabaab Islamic militants shot up a beach resort near the capital, Mogadishu. Two bombs

22/01/2016

Egypt

Egypt: at least nine dead in bomb blast on road to Giza pyramids

A bomb blast in a residential building in Giza, Egypt, has killed at least nine people, including six police officers. The bomb site lies on the road

22/01/2016

Somalia

Al-Shabaab gun and bomb attack targets Somalian beach-side cafés

Militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a bomb and gun attack in and around beach-side restaurants in the Somalian capital

22/01/2016

Economy

China's President Xi offers financial and political support to Egypt's Sisi

China and Egypt have signed investment and aid deals worth billions during a state visit to Cairo by President Xi Jinping.

21/01/2016

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Ethiopia celebrates baptism of Jesus

Thousands take part in Epiphany festival or Timket in Ethiopia to celebrate the baptism of Jesus according to the ancient Orthodox calendar.

21/01/2016

Tunisia

Policeman dies as jobs protests in central Tunisia continue

Protests continue in Kasserine and several other Tunisian cities including the capital as people demonstrate against unemployment and the country’s

21/01/2016

Morocco

Morocco captures another alleged Paris plot member

Moroccan authorities have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan origins who is thought to have direct links with the attackers who carried out the Paris

18/01/2016

Culture news

The perfect blend of Spanish and Arabic music

Dos Medinas Blancas is the combination of two extraordinary voices. Carmen París is best known for her interpretation of traditional Flamenco-style

18/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso and Mali agree to work together to fight Islamic militants

Burkina Faso and Mali agreed on Sunday to cooperate in countering the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa following two deadly attacks

17/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Death toll from islamist militant attack on hotel rises

The death toll from Friday night’s attack by islamist militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso has risen to twenty-nine. Thirty people were also injured

17/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso siege: witnesses describe moment gunmen entered

Witnesses to the Ouagadougou attack say suspected Islamist militants shot indiscriminately at them and did not speak French – the national language

16/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso attack: 23 dead, of 18 nationalities - correspondent

Burkina Faso’s President Kaboré has condemned the attack on the Splendid Hotel as “cowardly and vile.” With the news of multiple operations taking

16/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso siege: women among dead attackers, all operations over

Operation at Splendid Hotel and Hotel Yibi both over At least 126 hostages released At least 23 people dead President condemns attack Four suspected

16/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: siege over, four Islamists killed, 'including two women'

Operations over at both Splendid Hotel and Hotel Yibi At least 126 hostages released At least 23 people dead President condemns attack Four suspected

16/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

16/01/2016

Burkina Faso

Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

15/01/2016

Burundi

UN documents sexual violence from security forces in Burundi

The United Nations says security forces in the East African nation of Burundi have been gang raping women during searches of homes. Burundi has a

15/01/2016

Sierra Leone

Ebola is back after West Africa declared Ebola-free

A aid agency report says a woman who died of Ebola in Sierra Leone this week has potentially exposed at least twenty-seven other people to the virus

15/01/2016

Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in an assault on an African Union military base in south-west Somalia. The Islamist

15/01/2016

Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia

15/01/2016

Tunisia

Tunisia marks 5th anniversary of revolution with pride, and frustration

When a young and desperate Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in December 2010, little did the world know his death would spark the uprising

14/01/2016

Europe News

WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola

The World Health Organisation has declared that Liberia is free of Ebola. It means the latest outbreak of the deadly disease is effectively over. The

14/01/2016

World News

Ebola hits affected countries in the pockets

Experts say the situation is looking up

12/01/2016

Economy

Calls for an emergency meeting of OPEC countries as oil prices slip

Volatile trading in oil has prompted calls for an emergency meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Benchmark Brent crude

12/01/2016