Africa

Guinea

Guinea free of Ebola, says WHO

Public education and aggressive intervention have paid off and Guinea is now Ebola-free – so says the World Health Organization, two years after the

29/12/2015

Nigeria

Boko Haram keeps up Christmas offensive in Nigeria

Details are now coming in of the latest deadly Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria which have left at least 80 people dead in Maiduguri, the

29/12/2015

Sport

Africa Eco Race: Setting off from the 'temple of motorsport'

Competitors of the 8th edition of the Africa Eco Race continue to fine-tune their engines ahead of Tuesday’s stage one. The replacement race for the

28/12/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria gas factory blast kills 'tens of people' says Buhari

Up to a dozen people are feared to have been killed by an explosion at a gas plant in southern Nigeria. The blast happened on Christmas Eve when a

25/12/2015

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"Good dog...!"

Dog lovers in Cape Town were given an early Christmas treat when the 5-Star Atfrits Dog Hotel and Daycare Centre opened its doors earlier this month

25/12/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: dozens feared dead after explosion destroys gas plant

An explosion at a cooking gas plant in south-eastern Nigeria has killed at least four people – although some reports say dozens more have died. The

25/12/2015

Egypt

Arab League demands Turkey withdraw troops from Iraq

Foreign ministers of the Arab League held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday at the request of the Iraqi government. On the agenda: finding a

25/12/2015

Djibouti

Police and protesters clash in Djibouti

An opposition group in Djibouti claims that 19 were killed after a clash between police and revellers celebrating a religious festival turned

22/12/2015

Chad

Africa: 'catastrophic' malnutrition amid Boko Haram violence

Boko Haram’s violent militancy in Africa’s Lake Chad region has caused “catastrophic” levels of malnutrition, according to the World Food Programme

22/12/2015

Egypt

Tomb of Tutankhamun's wet-nurse opened to tourists

Egypt has opened up the tomb of King Tutankhamun’s wet-nurse to international tourists for the first time since it was discovered in 1996. The

21/12/2015

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: dozens of protesters killed by security forces, claims Human Rights Watch

At least 75 people have been killed during weeks of protests in Ethiopia. That’s according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), which says soldiers and

19/12/2015

Nigeria

Shell can be held liable for Nigeria oil spills, rules Dutch court

A Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary in Nigeria can be held liable for oil spills, an appeals court in The Hague has ruled. Shell has been ordered to

19/12/2015

Culture news

Morocco celebrates a new generation of filmmakers

The Colisée in Marrakech is one of just 31 cinemas catering to Morocco’s population of 33 million. But while the country suffers from severe screen

18/12/2015

Libya

Libya's rival factions sign up to UN-brokered peace deal

Both sides from Libya’s warring factions have come together to sign a UN-brokered peace deal. Four years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya

17/12/2015

Africanews

AU ready to deploy East African Stanby Force to Burundi

The African Union Commission could deploy the East African Standby Force to Burundi in the wake of deadly clashes recorded since April.The contingency plan was deliberated upon at the 565th African

17/12/2015

Africanews

Nicki Minaj urged to cancel Angola Christmas concert

Multiple award-winning rapper Nicki Minaj has been asked by Human Rights Foundation to cancel scheduled Christmas concert in Luanda on Saturday, December 19, organised by telecommunications company ma

17/12/2015

Egypt

Tutankhamun's mask is back on display in all its splendor

The magnificent gold mask of Tutankhamun is back on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after a two-month-long repair job by German experts. Last

17/12/2015

Africanews

Thousands of South Africans join nationwide march against Zuma

Thousands of South Africans nationwide join the #ZumaMustFall marches on Wednesday calling for the removal of South Africa's president Jacob Zuma from office.

16/12/2015

Africanews

Burundi: Tensions heighten as trial begins for failed coup plotters

Days after Friday's (December 11) clashes in Burundi's capital Bujumbura killing 87 people, a trial has began for the May coup plotters amid heightened tensions. Generals and senior army officers are

15/12/2015

Culture news

Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya claims 'Grand Prize' at the Marrakech film festival

The Marrakech film festival has come to a close after awarding the top Golden Star to a first film from Lebanon ‘‘Very Big Shot’. Mir-Jean Bou

14/12/2015

Central African Republic

Voters in Central African Republic decide on new constitution

Voters in the the Central African Republic have cast their ballots in a constitutional referendum considered crucial to restoring peace in the

13/12/2015

Gambia

Gambian president declares country Islamic republic

The president of the Gambia has declared his country an Islamic Republic. Yahya Jammeh claims the move marks a break with the colonial past and was

13/12/2015

Burundi

Burundi clashes: police accused of rounding up victims before they were killed

Burundi’s army says almost 90 people were killed in Friday’s violent clashes in the capital Bujumbura. It was the worst outbreak of unrest since a

12/12/2015

Libya

Rival Libyan parliaments set sights on Dec 16 for unity deal

Libya’s rival factions have given themselves just five more days to reach a UN-backed national unity government agreement designed to end their

11/12/2015

Burundi

Military bases attacked in Burundi's capital Bujumbura

The sound of gunfire has been heard in the streets of Bujumbura. A military official said twelve insurgents were killed and 20 others arrested after

11/12/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia's prized democracy 'will strike back' against terrorists

Abdessattar Ben Moussa’s faith in democracy is unshakable. He reiterated this when France made the members of Tunisia’s National Dialogue Quartet

10/12/2015