Africa

Egypt

Egypt's top prosecutor Hisham Barakat killed by Cairo car bomb

Egypt’s public prosecutor Hisham Barakat has died following a bomb attack on his car in Cairo. Security sources said the device was detonated

29/06/2015

Tunisia

Three European interior ministers visit Tunisia to stand together against terrorism

The interior ministers of Britain, France and Germany stood alongside their Tunisian counterpart on Monday to stand firm and united against

29/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt state prosecutor dies after Cairo bomb attack

Egypt’s public prosecutor Hisham Barakat has died following a bomb attack on his car in Cairo, according to the state news agency. Officials said the

29/06/2015

Culture news

DJ Black Coffee brings unique house blend to summer festivals

Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, the artist otherwise known as Black Coffee, is a shining star on South Africa’s dance scene. The award-winning record

29/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia: tourism 'badly affected' following recent terror attacks

The recent terror attacks in Sousse and at the Bardo Museum in Tunis have taken their toll on Tunisia’s tourist industry. Some 13.8 percent of total

28/06/2015

Tunisia

'No to terrorism': Tunisians denounce deadly gun attack in Sousse

“No to terrorism” was the message from Tunisia as crowds marched through Sousse a day after a gunman killed 39 people in the resort town

28/06/2015

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Mourning in Tunisia

28/06/2015

Tunisia

Thousands of tourists flee Tunisia after deadly beach hotel attack

Thousands of tourists are fleeing Tunisia, after 39 people were shot dead at a beach hotel. Tour companies are organising extra flights to get

28/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia's tourism industry set to suffer in wake of deadly hotel attack

The killing of 39 people at a beach hotel in Tunisia could spell disaster for the country’s already struggling economy. Tunisia’s tourism minister

28/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia: clampdown on security as tourists repatriated

The only people on the beach today in the Tunisian resort of Sousse are armed police officers. There has been a marked security clampdown since 38

27/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia to beef up security measures in wake of deadly hotel attack

Tunisia is beefing up security measures after a gunman went on a shooting spree at a hotel. leaving dozens dead. The attacker, disguised as a

27/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia beach attacks: Death toll rises to 37

Terror arrived at a Tunisian beach resort on Friday when at least 37 people were killed in a mass shooting by suspected Islamist militants. Dozens

26/06/2015

Tunisia

Tunisia: at least 37 dead in attack on hotel in Sousse

At least 37 people, including some foreigners, have been killed during an attack on a tourist hotel in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse. At least

26/06/2015

South Africa

South Africa police slammed over Marikana miners' deaths

A report into the 2012 massacre of dozens of South African miners has called for a criminal investigation into the police officers who carried out

26/06/2015

Sport

Goals replace guns and grenades in Libyan football tournament for peace

‘‘On the pitch for peace’‘ is a slogan given to a charity-organised football tournament aimed at giving Libyans a break from the relentless conflict

24/06/2015

Mali

Mali hostages Gustafsson and McGowan seen in new jihadist video

Two men captured by Islamist militants in Mali – said to be the last Westerners held hostage in the country – have been seen in a rare video posted

23/06/2015

Next Series

Waste not, want not: Ghana's mushrooming bio-waste initiative

Managing food waste is both a challenge and an opportunity for developping countries. Every month, the St. Baasa factory in west Ghana transforms

22/06/2015

Next Series

Do you know: can waste be food?

22/06/2015

Somalia

Somalia: four Islamist gunmen killed during intelligence agency attack, say security officials

Four Islamist gunmen have been killed after detonating a car bomb and shooting their way into a national intelligence agency training site in Somali

21/06/2015

Mali

Tuaregs sign Mali peace deal

Tuareg-rebels and Mali’s government have signed a peace deal offering partial autonomy to the marginalised group

21/06/2015

Cinema

"The Rooftops" - a film which casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers

This week in Cinema Box, veteran director Merzak Allouache casts a critical eye on Algerian society from the rooftops of Algiers. ‘The Rooftops’

19/06/2015

Egypt

Egyptians mark Ramadan with new enthusiasm

After the deadly violence of recent years, Ramadan in Egypt is taking place amid a new sense of optimism. As well as fasting from sun up to sun down

19/06/2015

Chad

Chad bans burqa after two suicide bombings

Chad which is a predominantly Muslim country has banned people from wearing the full-face veil, following two suicide bomb attacks. The Islamist

18/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt: death sentences upheld for Mursi and other Brotherhood leaders

A Cairo court has upheld death sentences for toppled president, Mohamed Mursi and other leaders within the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement. They

16/06/2015

Tunisia

Train and truck in fatal collision in El Fhas, Tunisia

A passenger train and a truck have been involved in a fatal collision in the Tunisian town of El Fahs some 60 kilometers from the capital Tunis

16/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt's Mursi sentenced to life in prison for conspiring with foreign groups

An Egyptian court sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to 25 years in prison on Tuesday in a case related to conspiring with foreign

16/06/2015