Africa

Burundi

Burundi protests resume against president's decision to seek a third term in office

Two people have been killed in demonstrations in Burundi. The deaths happened when hundreds of people took to the streets of the country’s capital on

04/05/2015

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300 Nigerians rescued from Boko Haram

04/05/2015

Nigeria

Freed Nigerian women tell of terror at the hands of Boko Haram

Nigeria’s military has issued aerial footage said to show Boko Haram militants fleeing during an operation to push them out of the Sambisa Forest

04/05/2015

Togo

Togo: Gnassingbe wins third term as president

03/05/2015

Nigeria

Up to 500 Nigerians freed from Boko Haram captivity over the past week

The Nigerian military says its continuing to liberate women and children from Boko Haram captivity in the north-east of the country. The army says

03/05/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria vows to clear final Boko Haram strongholds

Nigeria says it is making further gains against Boko Haram. It comes after hundreds of women and children, kidnapped by the militants, were rescued

02/05/2015

Burundi

Burundi: three killed as violence continues to rock capital

Two police officers and a civilian have reportedly been killed and ten wounded in grenade attacks in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. It comes as anger

02/05/2015

Central African Republic

Rape of children by French forces in Central Africa 'will be punished' if proven

France has vowed to punish any of its soldiers if they are proven to have committed child rape in the Central African Republic. Fourteen French

30/04/2015

Central African Republic

France probes claims of child sex abuse by its troops in Central African Republic

French authorities are investigating allegations of the sexual abuse of children by the country’s troops in the Central African Republic. It comes

29/04/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian military 'rescues nearly 300' from Boko Haram camps

Nigeria’s army claims to have rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to win back the Sambisa Forest from Boko Haram militants

29/04/2015

Burundi

Burundi: police fire live rounds to disperse anti-president protesters

Police have fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse protesters in Burundi, as anger boils over a decision by the president to run for a third

28/04/2015

Libya

Mogherini, Renzi and Ban Ki-moon visit migrant rescue operation

Leaders from Italy, the EU and UN boarded an Italian naval vessel off the coast of Sicily to see at first hand the Mediterranean operation to deal

27/04/2015

Sudan

Sudan's Omar Hassan al-Bashir wins landslide election victory

It will come as no surprise for many. Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir has extended his 25-year rule, with a landslide victory in the presidential

27/04/2015

Burundi

Thousands flee Burundi amid second day of pre-election violence

More clashes and arrests have been reported on Monday in the east African nation, as protests continue for a second day against the decision by President Nkurunziza to run for a third term, in defianc

27/04/2015

Togo

Low election turnout as Togo's president seeks third term in power

There has been a low turnout in Togo’s presidential election, as incumbent Faure Gnassingbe seeks a third term in power. Gnassingbe has been

26/04/2015

Egypt

Relics return home: Egypt receives smuggled antiquities from US

History returns home as 2.3million euros worth of smuggled antiquities arrived in back in Egypt. Some 123 artifacts were seized by US customs as part

25/04/2015

Libya

Italy: 220 migrants rescued off Libyan coast

As EU leaders met in Brussels to discuss migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, more than 200 migrants were rescued by the Italian Coast Guard on Thursday.

23/04/2015

South Africa

Cape Town protests against attacks on immigrants

Hundreds in Cape Town have attended a protest against the wave of xenophobic violence that has gripped parts of South Africa recently. Demonstrators

23/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa: 11 arrested, suspected of violence against immigrants

Johannesburg police arrest 11 men, suspected of involvement in the recent bouts of violence against immigrants.

22/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa 'rainbow nation' violence driving immigrants out

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have spurred immigrants to flee the country. Several have been killed, businesses have been stripped and their

22/04/2015

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Clashes at rally to mourn Christians killed by ISIL in Libya

Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered to denounce the mass murder of compatriots by ISIL extremists. Wednesday’s

22/04/2015

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Anti-ISIL demonstrations turn violent in Ethiopia

22/04/2015

Libya

Libya detains 600 migrants as Europe struggles with tragedies

Libya says it has stopped several boats packed with migrants since this weekend's shipwreck disaster, and that it is detaining more than 600 Africans who were hoping to reach Europe.

22/04/2015

South Africa

Soldiers brought in to help South African police deal with anti-immigrant attacks

Seven people have been killed in the past three weeks in Durban and Johannesburg

21/04/2015

Libya

Migrant ship captain accused of multiple homicide over shipwreck

The captain of the migrant ship involved in Sunday’s disaster off Libya has been detained in Sicily, alongside a crew member – both suspected of

21/04/2015

Egypt

20-year jail term in Egypt for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mursi

Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mursi has been jailed for 20 years without parole

21/04/2015