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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

22/04/2015

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

Morocco

Many injured as coach carrying Morocco footballers crashes

Players from a major Moroccan football club are reportedly among 29 people injured, some seriously, in a head-on crash between their team bus and a

21/04/2015

Egypt

Mohamed Mursi handed 20-year sentence for inciting killing of protesters

Egypt’s former president, Mohamed Mursi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting the killing of protesters. In 2012, mass rallies were

21/04/2015

Egypt

Egypt: 22 Mursi supporters sentenced to death

An Egyptian court has sentenced 22 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to death for storming a police station in 2013. The country’s first

21/04/2015

South Africa

South Africa's Zulu king calls for end to anti-migrant attacks

The Zulu king whose comments are thought to have sparked a wave of anti-migrant attacks in South Africa has called for peace and an end to the violence that has killed seven people in the past three w

21/04/2015

Somalia

Al-Shabaab murders 10 United Nations workers in Somalia

At least ten people were killed when a minibus carrying United Nations workers was bombed in Somalia. Four people from the global body’s children’s

20/04/2015

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Protest in Egypt : Students clash with security

20/04/2015

Libya

Libya echoes Italy in call for help with migrant influx

Libyan officials have echoed Italy’s calls for help as the country struggles to cope with an influx of migrants. One detention centre in Mistrata, in

20/04/2015

Libya

Unverified video appears to show ISIL killing of 30 Ethiopian Christians

Unverified videos emerge appearing to show ISIL militants executing around 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.

20/04/2015

Egypt

Egyptian court moves toward death penalty for hooligans

An Egyptian court has moved closer toward executing 11 men for deadly soccer violence. Seventy-three people were killed and more than 1,000 injured

19/04/2015

Libya

Over 650 migrants feared drowned

Up to 650 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Mediterranean, on its way to Italy from Libya. The Italian

19/04/2015

South Africa

Zuma tries to reassure migrants after xenophobic attacks

Foreigners in South Africa queue up in a makeshift camp to leave the country and escape the wave of anti-immigration violence. Saturday saw tightened

19/04/2015

South Africa

Foreigners flee xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Foreign nationals in South Africa are seeking protection as xenophobic attacks hit at least nine provinces. In Verulum, KwaZulu Natal, people have

18/04/2015

South Africa

Anti-immigrant violence in South Africa sparks concern across borders

South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse clashes between nationals and foreigners in Johannesburg on Friday, as xenophobic violence

17/04/2015

Sudan

Al-Bashir set for re-election as polls close in Sudan vote

Polls have closed in Sudan’s presidential and parliamentary elections after four days of voting, with President Omar al-Bashir and his party assured

17/04/2015

Chad

Boko Haram special: on the frontline in Chad

Luis Carballo will be online to discuss his experiences in Chad on Thursday at 15:00 CET. He’ll answer your questions in English, Spanish or French

17/04/2015

South Africa

Peace march in South Africa amid rising violence against foreigners

A rising wave of violence against foreigners in South Africa brought thousands of protesters to the streets for a ‘peace march’ in the eastern city

16/04/2015

South Africa

South Africans march against xenophobia

16/04/2015

Mali

Mali attack kills three and injures United Nations peacekeepers

In Mali at least three civilians have been killed and nine United Nations peacekeepers seriously injured in a suicide attack. An official said the

15/04/2015

Guinea

Guinea's opposition calls for a halt to violent protests

Opposition parties in Guinea have called for violent protests to stop after one person was killed and at least ten others were injured. Guinea

15/04/2015

Nigeria

One year on: Nigeria remembers schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram

One year on: Nigeria marches to remember the girls abducted by Boko Haram, as the president-elect vows to increase efforts to find them.

15/04/2015

Somalia

At least 15 dead after Al Shabaab Islamist militants storm a government compound in Somalia

At least 15 people have been killed in attack by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants on a government complex in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The victims

14/04/2015