Africa

Egypt

ISIL says it launched missile attack on Egypt navy ship

Militants who have sworn allegiance to ISIL said on Thursday that they attacked an Egyptian naval ship in the Mediterranean near the coast of Israel

17/07/2015

South Africa

Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu treated for 'stubborn infection'

Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu is being treated for what’s been described as a “stubborn infection.” The eighty-three year old was admitted to Cape

16/07/2015

Sport

Former captain Oliseh presented as Nigeria coach

Sunday Oliseh has been presented as the new coach of the Nigeria national football team. The 40-year-old has signed a three-year deal to coach the

15/07/2015

My Europe Series

Alleged victims of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré get their day in court

A historic trial scheduled for late July will see former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré face charges of human rights abuses. After falling from

14/07/2015

Egypt

Film legend Omar Sharif is laid to rest in Cairo

The funeral was held in Cairo on Sunday of Egyptian-born actor Omar Sharif. Family, friends and fellow Egyptian stars were among those paying their

12/07/2015

Egypt

ISIL says it bombed Italian consulate in Cairo

ISIL says it carried out Saturday’s car bomb attack on the Italian consulate in Cairo, which the authorities said killed one person and wounded 10

11/07/2015

Egypt

Deadly blast hits Italian consulate in Cairo

A huge explosion hit the Italian consulate in Cairo on Saturday morning. At least one person is reported dead and several more injured. A car bomb

11/07/2015

Sport

Former FIFA official Jeffrey Webb agrees to extradition according to reports

Jeffrey Webb, one of seven current and former FIFA officials detained in Switzerland has agreed to be extradited to the United States, according to

11/07/2015

Cinema

Difret - an Ethiopian woman's fight against tradition

We’ve been extremely moved this week by an Ethiopian film called Difret. A film which shows a side of the country perhaps few of us are familiar

10/07/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian troops arrest alleged mastermind of deadly bombings

The alleged mastermind behind deadly bombings in central Nigeria has been arrested. The defence ministry announced that the suspect, behind attacks

09/07/2015

Niger

Nigeria: 25 killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide blast

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber has killed at least 25 people in northern Nigeria. The attack on a local government building at Zaria in Kaduna

07/07/2015

Kenya

Al Shabaab kills quarry workers in Kenya gun attack

The Islamist group Al Shabaab says its gunmen were behind an overnight attack that killed at least 14 people, mostly quarry workers, at a residential

07/07/2015

Kenya

Al Shabab gunman kill quarry workers in northeast Kenya

At least fourteen people have been killed and several others wounded in a gun attack on a residential complex in northeast Kenya.

07/07/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Scores killed in Jos in attacks blamed on Boko Haram

Emergency services rushed to retrieve the injured after suspected Islamist militants killed at least 44 people in attacks on a restaurant and mosque

06/07/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia: State of emergency declared after Islamist terror attack on tourists

Just over a week after the sands of Sousse were turned red with the blood of tourists, a state of emergency has been declared in Tunisia, giving the

04/07/2015

Egypt

ISIL affiliate claims rocket attack on Israel

ISIL-linked militants claimed they launched three rockets towards southern Israel from Sinai on Friday. Mobile phone footage showed an Israeli police

04/07/2015

Tunisia

UK observes minute's silence for 30 Britons killed in Tunisia terror attack

It is the UK’s worst loss of life in a terror attack in a decade. And as Big Ben chimed at noon on Friday, millions nationwide – led by Queen

03/07/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia beach attack: unity and mourning a week after tourist massacre

As victims of Tunisia’s terror attacks are remembered a week after an Islamist gunman ran rampage on a beach, people of different faiths came

03/07/2015

Egypt

Egypt hits back at 'Islamic State' militants in Sinai Peninsula

The funeral took place on Thursday for one of 17 Egyptian soldiers killed by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. A large crowd gathered for a

03/07/2015

Tunisia

8 suspects in custody after Tunisia beach massacre

Eight people suspected of being involved in a deadly attack on a beach resort in Tunisia last week remain in custody. The seven men and one woman are

02/07/2015

Egypt

Egypt cabinet approves anti-terror law amid deadly fighting in Sinai

As fighting continues in Sinai, a new anti-terror law has been approved. Touted by the government as a deterrent, some say it infringes human rights.

02/07/2015

Mali

Deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali

Five UN peacekeepers have been killed and up to six others severely hurt in an attack on their convoy in northern Mali. According to officials, the

02/07/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia arrests 12 suspected over Sousse beach attack

Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 people suspected of links with the beach terror attack in Sousse. They are continuing the search for two men

02/07/2015

Liberia

New Ebola cases in Liberia raise fears of fresh outbreak

New cases of Ebola have been detected in Liberia, nearly two months after the West African country was declared free of the virus. The authorities

02/07/2015

Egypt

Egyptian army drives back Islamist fighters in Sinai

Intense fighting between Egyptian military and Islamist militants in North Sinai leaves 100 or more insurgents dead as troops take back control.

02/07/2015

Egypt

UPDATE Egypt: Islamist militants affiliated to ISIL claim deadly Sinai attacks

At least 70 people have been killed, many of them soldiers, after Islamic State militants launched a coordinated attack on several military

01/07/2015