Africa

Angola

Detained Angolan rapper blames president for his hunger strike

The Angolan rapper and activist Luaty Beirao who has been on hunger strike since September 21 in protest at his arrest is said to be deteriorating

19/10/2015

Egypt

Egyptian novelist Gamal Al Ghitani dies

18/10/2015

Egypt

Egypt votes in parliamentary poll set to strengthen President Sisi

A milestone in the road-map to democracy. That is how Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election, which began on Sunday, is being presented. But

18/10/2015

Egypt

Egypt's road to democracy: parliamentary elections take place

Egypt begins the final stage of the road to democracy. Voting is underway in the country's first parliamentary elections in three years.

18/10/2015

Economy

Egypt devalues pound for third time this year

Egypt’s Central Bank has devalued the pound for the third time this year. It came after the country’s foreign reserves tumbled and the currency fell

16/10/2015

Nigeria

'Dozens dead' in Nigeria mosque blasts

Dozens of people are reported dead after a double suicide attack at a mosque in northeast Nigeria. It happened during evening prayers on Thursday in

16/10/2015

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius to be released on Tuesday

Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole next week. South Africa’s department of correctional services said that he would be placed under house

15/10/2015

Sierra Leone

Ebola can survive in semen for up to nine months, study finds

New study reveals Ebola to be a disease that can survive for a prolonged period in a male host and be transmitted after the victim makes a full recovery

15/10/2015

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Metalworkers protest against corruption

15/10/2015

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Carnival time in Zimbabwe

13/10/2015

Cameroon

Deadly weekend for Nigeria's neighbours amid attacks blamed on Boko Haram

Nigeria’s neighbours are reeling after a weekend of bloodshed blamed on the militant group Boko Haram. At least nine people were killed and many more

12/10/2015

Guinea

Tense presidential poll after clashes in Guinea

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde is widely expected to win a second mandate today in the West African country’s second free election since independence

11/10/2015

Chad

Co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks kill more than 30 people in Chad

Five co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks have struck the market at Baga Sola in Chad, just over the border from Nigeria and a refugee camp for people

11/10/2015

Tunisia

Pride over Nobel Peace Prize win after turbulent year in Tunisia

There is deep pride over winning the Nobel Peace Prize in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. In a year when Tunisia has made headlines for massacres

10/10/2015

Libya

New UN-sponsored Libyan National Unity Government starts to pick up support

Following the proposition forged in Morocco under UN auspices of a new national unity government for Libya, there has been a sign that at least some

10/10/2015

Cinema

'Lamb': a rare Ethiopian gem

‘Lamb’ is a tender and beautifully shot debut feature by young Ethiopian director Yared Zeleke. Ephraim has recently lost his mother. He lives in a

09/10/2015

Sierra Leone

Ebola-infected Scottish nurse readmitted to hospital

09/10/2015

Libya

UN proposes unity government in Libya

“Not an easy task,” said Bernardino Leon, the United Nations envoy to Libya, as he announced plans to form a national unity government in the

09/10/2015

World News

Ebola: is the epidemic over?

It has now been a week since any new cases of Ebola were declared in the three West African countries at the centre of a recent epidemic. The World

08/10/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: at least 15 dead after double bomb attack in capital Abuja

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a double bomb attack in the Nigerian capital Abuja. One of the blasts happened

03/10/2015

Egypt

Queen Nefertiti's tomb or bust Egypt vows to find her burial place

Egyptian authorities say that they will obtain the radar equipment needed to complete the search for Queen Nefertiti’s tomb. The latest theory

01/10/2015

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso coup soldiers surrender

Fears that a bloodbath would ensue when members of Burkina Faso’s presidential guard refused to disarm following a coup have not materialised

29/09/2015

Central African Republic

CAR: calls for army to be redeployed

Two days of violent clashes in Central African Republic have led to calls for the army to be redeployed. At least 21 people have died and 100 have

28/09/2015

Egypt

Egypt pardons 100 prisoners including three journalists

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 100 prisoners, including three Al-Jazerra journalists. All 3 Al Jazeera journalists are now

23/09/2015

Egypt

France sells Mistral warships withheld from Russia to Egypt

France has sold two Mistral warships originally bound for Russia to Egypt. The sale to Moscow fell through after sanctions were imposed when Russia

23/09/2015

Burkina Faso

Army pulls back from coup in Burkina Faso, president restored

Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando is back in power following a deal with military coup leaders mediated by the regional ECOWAS grouping

23/09/2015