Africa

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius to be released after 10 months in prison

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the

08/06/2015

World News

European navy ships 'rescue 3,500 migrants' in the Mediterranean

Naval vessels from across Europe have joined together to save around 3,500 migrants in trouble off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean – one of the

07/06/2015

Burundi

Burundi elections put off again, fears of violence rise

Elections in Burundi, postponed two weeks ago, have been delayed for a second time — local and legislative. Police have been shooting at protesters

04/06/2015

Ghana

Ghana's president 'heartbroken' after explosion kills around 100

The president of Ghana says he is heartbroken by the heavy loss of lives after an explosion at a petrol station killed around 100 people in the

04/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak to face second retrial over killing of protesters during 2011 uprising

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is to face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising which forced

04/06/2015

Ghana

Dozens killed in Ghana petrol station explosion

At least 78 people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in the Ghanaian capital Accra. It’s said to have been caused by a fire at a

04/06/2015

Tunisia

Zarzis fishermen on the frontline in migrant rescue efforts

Fishermen from a port town in southern Tunisia are on the frontline in the struggle to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the Mediterranean. The

03/06/2015

World

Tunisian Prime Minister: "Fighting terrorism is a priority"

On his first official visit to Brussels, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met with European officials and members of parliament. Charles Salamé

03/06/2015

Culture news

Kenny Garrett plays Morocco

US saxophonist Kenny Garrett , considered to be one of the best jazz musicians of his generation, played at the Gnaoua Festival in Essouira,Morocco

03/06/2015

South Africa

South Africa says 2010 World Cup bid was above board

South Africa’s sports minister has denied allegations that the country’s World Cup organising committee paid bribes to host the 2010 World Cup.

03/06/2015

Sudan

President of Sudan begins new term in office by calling for dialogue with West

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, wanted on genocide charges, has said he is open to talks with Western nations as his country deals with serious economic difficulties.

03/06/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for latest attack that kills dozens

Northeastern Nigeria has been rocked by another bomb attack that has left around 50 people dead at a busy market.

03/06/2015

Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood members to appeal death penalty if imposed, lawyer confirms

Mohamed Mursi’s legal team will appeal the death penalty if it is imposed on the ousted Egyptian president and other members of the Muslim

02/06/2015

Nigeria

Scores killed in Nigeria market bomb blast

A bomb blast has hit a busy meat market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing as many as 50 people, according to eyewitnesses. So far

02/06/2015

Culture news

Songhoy Blues play Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues, a 4-piece band from Mali, have released their first album ‘Music in Exile’. The band formed when Islamic extremists banned music in

02/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Mursi death sentence ruling postponed

An Egyptian court has delayed issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. He and other

02/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi

Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011.

02/06/2015

South Africa

American tourist killed in lion attack at South Africa park

An American tourist has been mauled to death by a lion at a popular wildlife park near Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite park signs, staff believed

01/06/2015

Egypt

Egyptian Human Rights Council calls on state to end abuses

Egypt’s National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) has published a report saying that the country still has a long way to go in respecting basic

01/06/2015

Burundi

Burundi opposition calls for president to quit

African leaders meeting in Tanzania to discuss the political crisis in Burundi have called for the postponement of contentious elections which have

01/06/2015

Egypt

Egypt demolishes Mubarak's party HQ in Cairo

Egypt has begun demolishing the political headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak. The concrete tower block symbolised decades of

01/06/2015

Libya

ISIL militants step up attacks on Libyan city of Misrata

Five people die after a suicide car bomber rams his vehicle laden with explosives into a Misrata checkpoint

31/05/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Suicide blast follows new President Buhari's inauguration

In what looks like an act of defiance by Boko Haram insurgents, a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in northeast Nigeria

31/05/2015

Egypt

Egypt court postpones verdict in Port Said football retrial

An Egyptian court has postponed the verdict in the Port Said football tragedy until the 9th of June. The retrial concerns 73 defendants, more than a

30/05/2015

Angola

Angola: Suspended sentence for 'Blood Diamonds' writer and anti-corruption activist

Judges in Angola have overruled an out-of-court settlement and handed anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques de Morais a six-month suspended

28/05/2015

Culture news

Darga: a symbol of rising music talent from the Maghreb region

They audience can identify to our songs because we are trying to denounce what's wrong, sometimes with irony, sometimes seriously

28/05/2015