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"I'm not controlling an armed group, just protecting Libya's oil"

Libya has fallen into turmoil with its internationally recognised government and elected parliament on one side and a self-styled administration

02/11/2015

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At least 13 dead following Al-Shabaab attack on Somali hotel

Security forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu fought for several hours on Sunday before clearing a hotel of Islamist al Shabaab gunmen. Two bombs

02/11/2015

Egypt

The Russian remains of Sinai crash victims are flown home

The first of the 224 victims from the Sinai plane crash have been flown home to St Petersburg. The remains of around 144 passengers are said to have

02/11/2015

Egypt

Egypt President: air crash investigation 'might take months'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that it is far too early to hypothesize about the cause of Saturday’s air crash in the Sinai

01/11/2015

Somalia

Somalia: deadly attack by Al-Shabaab on Mogadishu hotel

At least a dozen people have been killed at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in an attack by Al-Shabaab Islamic militants. Two car bombs

01/11/2015

Egypt

Air crash investigators probe Russian air disaster

Egyptian and Russian air crash investigators are at work trying to established what caused the Kogalymavia A-321 to crash in the Sinal Peninsula

01/11/2015

Egypt

Russia mourns victims of airliner accident in Egypt's Sinai

Relatives of those on the Russian passenger plane that came down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday morning have been gathering at a hotel near

01/11/2015

Egypt

Sinai plane crash: black boxes found

The two black boxes from the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, killing 224 people, have been found. The aircraft was carrying mainly

31/10/2015

Egypt

Grief and shock in Saint Petersburg as Russian plane crashes in Sinai

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared 1 November a national day of mourning after a Russian airliner crashed in the Egypt’s Sinai peninsula

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger jet crash in Sinai - 224 people killed

A Russian passenger jet, carrying 224 people, has crashed in the Sinai peninsula killing everybody on board. The early Saturday morning flight

31/10/2015

Egypt

Anxious relatives await news of loved ones at St Petersburg Airport

Anxious relatives gathered at Pulkovo International Airport in St Petersburg desperate for news of loved ones on board the crashed aircraft

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian plane crashes in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with no survivors

A Russian passenger plane has crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The Kogalymavia Airbus A-321 was travelling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger plane crashes in Egypt's Sinai desert

A Russian passenger plane has crashed in the Sinai desert. The Kogalymavia Airbus A-321 was travelling from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to

31/10/2015

Egypt

Russian passenger plane reported crashed in Egypt's Sinai desert

A Russian passenger plane has crashed over central Sinai, according to the Egyptian prime ministers office. The Kogalymavia A321 was traveling from

31/10/2015

World

Innovative education ideas reap rewards and awards in Kenya and Ghana

WISE, the World Innovation Summit for Education, kicks off this week in Doha. Around 1,500 experts and policy makers will discuss the latest hot

30/10/2015

Tanzania

Tanzania ruling party's Magufuli wins presidential vote, officials say

The candidate of Tanzania's ruling CCM party has been declared the winner of Sunday's hotly disputed election.

29/10/2015

Tunisia

Italy won't extradite suspect in Tunis Bardo Museum attack

An Italian court refused on Wednesday (October 28) to extradite a Moroccan man suspected of having supplied weapons for the attack on Tunisia’s Bardo

28/10/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian military 'frees 338 hostages' from Boko Haram camps

Army raids on Boko Haram camps in north-eastern Nigeria are said to have resulted in the release of 338 hostages. According to a military statement

28/10/2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Ouattara celebrates

Alessane Ouattara has won a second five-year term as president of Ivory Coast. The 73-year-old was re-elected easily in the first round with almost

28/10/2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's President Ouattara wins second 5-year term

. Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a second 5-year term after scoring a landslide victory with over 83 percent of the vote. The

28/10/2015

Egypt

Voter apathy and low turnout mar Egypt election run-off

Egyptians voted on Tuesday in run-off elections after no clear winner emerged in the first round. Voter apathy and low turnout marked round one of

27/10/2015

Angola

Angola: 'Rebel' Luaty Beirão ends hunger strike

Popular Angolan rapper Luaty Beirão has ended a hunger strike which he began on September 21, 2015. He is due to go on trial in mid-November, accused

27/10/2015

Ivory Coast

Profile: Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast President

Alassane Ouattara has an economic rather than a political background. He is a former senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He

27/10/2015

Republic of the Congo

Congo: calls for constitutional referendum to be annulled

Officials in Congo say an overwhelming majority of citizens have approved far-reaching changes to the country’s constitution. The Congolese Electoral

27/10/2015

South Africa

BA passenger plane crash lands in Joburg - no injuries reported

A British Airways plane has been forced to make a crash landing at Johannesburg’s International airport. Flight BA623 was scheduled to fly from Port

27/10/2015

Republic of the Congo

Congo votes in controversial referendum to allow president to stand again

Congo’s long-serving president is waiting to see if he has won a controversial referendum after the country voted on Sunday. The vote is to ditch age

25/10/2015