Africa

Kenya

UNHCR mulls Kenya's call to close Dadaab camp for Somali refugees

The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Saturday it had not received a formal request from Kenya to remove a huge refugee camp housing

12/04/2015

Nigeria

Nigerian military believe it is winning the battle against Boko Haram extremists in the north of the country

Nigeria’s military officials believe they are winning the battle against the Boko Haram terrorists. They claim to have ousted insurgents from all the

11/04/2015

Egypt

Death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and others upheld in Egypt

A judge in Egypt has confirmed death sentences on the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader Mohamed Badie and 13 other senior members of the outlawed

11/04/2015

Morocco

31 athletes and sports officials killed in bus tragedy

Thirty-one people are now known to have died in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a petrol tanker in southen Morocco. Most were killed

10/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables: Morabity and Barnes claim overall victory

Morocco’s Rachid el Morabity won the Marathon des Sables for a third time on Friday following the fifth and final stage. Some 1200 runners competed

10/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya begins to bury victims of the Garissa attack

Emotions run high as Kenya begins to bury the victims of the Garissa University attack.

10/04/2015

Morocco

[Video] Bus crash kills more than 30 in Morocco

At least 31 people have died and nine injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus carrying a group of athletes. The bus, said to be

10/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya: man appears in court over Garissa massacre

A man has appeared in court in Kenya in connection with the Garissa University College attack, which left 148 people dead. Rashid Charles Mberesero

09/04/2015

Sport

No Chile in Dakar 2016

No stages of Dakar 2016 will take place in Chile after the devastation caused by recent flooding. Chilean authorities are engaged in rebuilding and

09/04/2015

Sport

Gabon to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

The Confederation of African Football has handed the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to Gabon after beating off the challenges of Algeria and Ghana. Gabon

08/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya to freeze assets of Garissa massacre suspects

The Kenyan government says it will freeze the assets of those suspected of being involved in the Garissa University College massacre

08/04/2015

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Freed Dutch hostage arrives in Bamako, Mali

08/04/2015

Kenya

Kenyans angry at government over 'preventable' Garissa massacre

Hundreds of Kenyans have held a vigil in a Nairobi park in memory of the victims of last week’s massacre at Garissa, their sadness mixed with anger

08/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables: El Morabity claims third stage

Morocco’s Rachid El Morabity produced a stunning performance to clinch the third leg of the Marathon des Sables on Tuesday. The reigning champion

07/04/2015

Sport

Caf set to vote for 2017 African Nations Cup host

The Confederation of African Football will announce at a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday whether Algeria, Gabon or Ghana will host the 2017 Africa Cup

07/04/2015

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Hundreds protest in Kenya against Al-Shabaab

07/04/2015

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Relatives queue to identify Garissa victims

07/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya bombs two al Shabaab camps in Somalia

Relatives of the victims of the Garissa University attack talk of 'studious and ambitious' students who were there to help their families.

07/04/2015

Mali

French forces rescue Dutch hostage Sjaak Rijke in Mali

The French army have released footage showing a freed Dutch hostage who was rescued on Monday (April 6) during a special forces attack on a militant

06/04/2015

Kenya

'We are here to kill': Garissa survivor depicts horror of Kenya massacre

For the relatives of students missing after the attack on Garissa University College, the slow pace of the identification process and some confusion

06/04/2015

Somalia

Kenya bombs al-Shabaab camps after Garissa massacre

Kenya’s air force has bombed two al-Shabaab camps in Somalia. Jets pounded the sites in the Gedo region on Sunday. Defence officials say militants

06/04/2015

Mali

Dutchman Sjaak Rijke freed in Mali by French special forces

The French defence ministry says a Dutch citizen Sjaak Rijke, held captive in Mali since 2011, has been freed. The defence ministry said in a

06/04/2015

Cinema

Poignant doc offers glimpse into South Sudan's forgotten war

Children will always be children and even war will not kill their sense of creativity and play. US documentary maker Andrew Berends spent several

06/04/2015

Morocco

Spanish potholers die in Morocco mountains

Two Spanish cavers have died while a third is being treated in hospital after being trapped for days at the bottom of a ravine in Morocco’s Atlas

06/04/2015

Kenya

Kenya mourns the victims of the al-Shabaab massacre

Kenya is holding three days of mourning for those who died in Thursday’s attack on students by al-Shabaab militants. So far only 54 of the 148

06/04/2015

Sport

Marathon des Sables celebrates its 30th birthday

There were celebrations for a 30th birthday in the desert. But it was no play time in the sand. It was the start of what has often been called,“the

05/04/2015