Africa

Nigeria

Nigeria: Dozens killed as blasts hit former Boko Haram stronghold

07/03/2015

Nigeria

At least 50 killed in multiple blasts in key Nigerian city

At least 50 people are reported dead after three blasts rocked the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri. One bomb is said to have gone off near

07/03/2015

Mali

France says Mali attack will strengthen resolve to fight terrorism

A militant attack, which has left five people dead in the Malian capital Bamako, is being condemned in Europe. Appearing alongside John Kerry in

07/03/2015

Mali

Mali: French citizen and Belgian security worker killed in militant attack

Five people, including a French citizen and a Belgian security worker, have been killed in a militant attack in the Malian capital Bamako. Police say

07/03/2015

Mali

Five dead in nightclub attack in Mali capital

An attack on a nightclub in Mali’s capital Bamako has left five people dead and eight others injured. Three European nationals are among the dead

07/03/2015

World

Speed learning: can we train our brain to learn more, faster?

Can learning be accelerated? How can we train our brain to store and retrieve information quickly and effectively? Speed learning methods are here to help.

06/03/2015

Morocco

Warring factions hold peace talks as Libya slides further into chaos

With Libya on the brink of all-out war, rival factions are again trying to find common ground in UN-backed negotiations. Libya’s

06/03/2015

South Africa

South Africa wildfires now under control

Wildfires in South Africa have now been brought under control after raging for five days. The fires had cloaked Cape Town in smoke and damaged dozens

06/03/2015

Morocco

Libya factions hold peace talks

Libya’s warring factions held UN-backed peace talks in Morocco with the aim to end the conflict between the two rival governments which many fear

06/03/2015

Liberia

Liberia discharges 'last Ebola patient' from medical care

Liberia has discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient from medical treatment in a key landmark in the country’s battle against the deadly virus

05/03/2015

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South Africa: Homes destroyed in raging Cape Town wildfires

05/03/2015

South Africa

Stunning pictures capture Cape Town's raging wildfires

Spectacular images from Cape Town capture wildfires that have raged for a fourth day in one of South Africa’s most popular upmarket tourist

04/03/2015

Egypt

Court in Cairo postpones parliamentary elections

A court in Egypt has delayed the country's parliamentary elections due to start on March the 22nd

03/03/2015

World News

Ebola leaves damage that will take decades for W.Africa to repair

Back to class at one Liberian school after a seven-month break. The Ebola epidemic had hidden costs, too, and now the disease appears to be on the

03/03/2015

My Europe Series

Africa wants a 'Marshall Plan' to tackle Ebola

Countries hit by the Ebola epidemic want a Marshall Plan to tackle the disease, African leaders said at an international conference in Brussels on

03/03/2015

Liberia

Liberian schools reopen after long closures due to Ebola

It is finally back to school for many students in Liberia after seven months of no classes

03/03/2015

Egypt

Nine wounded in bomb attack on Cairo court

WATCH: At least nine people have been wounded in a bomb attack on a court building in Cairo. An explosive device went off under a vehicle. The

02/03/2015

Egypt

Elections could be delayed in Egypt over legal hitch

Egypt looks at new timetable for elections due to begin on March the 22nd

01/03/2015

Mali

Peace deal on the cards in northern Mali

The government in Mali says it has agreed to a preliminary accord

01/03/2015

Cameroon

Anti-Boko Haram march in Cameroon

Thousands of people marched through the Cameroon capital Yaounde on Saturday to protest against the violence of the militant Islamist group Boko

01/03/2015

Madagascar

Madagascar floods kill 14 and displace thousands

Floods in Madagascar have killed 14 people and forced more than 21,000 people from their homes in and around the capital Antananarivo. The

01/03/2015

Liberia

US Ebola mission pulls out of Liberia

The US military mission in Liberia, aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus, ended on Wednesday. The exit from the West African nation comes

27/02/2015

Egypt

Series of homemade explosions rock Cairo

Egyptian security officials said a series of explosions on Thursday in Cairo has killed at least one person and wounded seven. The blasts were the

26/02/2015

Cinema

Documentary focusses on South Africa's 'Other Man' FW de Klerk

Most people associate the end of apartheid in South Africa with the iconic figure of Nelson Mandela. But the man who presided over his country’s

26/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria rocked by twin suicide attacks, Boko Haram blamed

At least 26 people have been killing in suicide attacks in two different parts of Nigeria. The attacks took place at major bus stations in Potiskum

25/02/2015

Liberia

Ebola border closures end between Liberia, Sierra Leone, normal life returning

A six-month anti-Ebola clampdown has finally been lifted and the Liberian border with Sierra Leone re-opened. The inhabitants came out of quarantine

24/02/2015