Africa

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

02/03/2015

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

Focus

African Development Forum in Morocco

The African economy is gearing up a notch, and now as the continent has to work together to make the most of it, Morocco is positioning itself as a

24/02/2015

Liberia

Liberia re-opens land border following deadly Ebola outbreak

Liberia has reopened its land border with Sierra Leone after several months of closure. The move is a sign things are returning to normal following

23/02/2015

Chad

African Union intensifies efforts to defeat Boko Haram

Elite forces from the West begin to train the new five-nation African Union coalition with fresh boost in efforts to defeat Boko Haram.

23/02/2015

Egypt

Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced by Egypt court

Prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been sentenced to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for breaking protest laws, branded repressive by

23/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria retakes Baga as Boko Haram attacks more villages

Nigerian forces are said to have retaken the strategic northeastern town of Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram. However, witnesses reported

21/02/2015

South Sudan

Gunmen kidnap at least 89 boys in South Sudan

Gunmen in South Sudan have abducted at least 89 boys, some as young as 13, from their school in Upper Nile State. According to the UN they were taken

21/02/2015

Tunisia

Tunisians protest against terrorism in Tunis

An anti-terrorism protest has drawn large crowds in Tunis, it comes after an attack by Islamist insurgents which killed four soldiers.

21/02/2015

Libya

ISIL may use Libya as doorstep to Europe, says analyst

Around 50 people are now known to have died in three suicide car bombings in Libya. Fighters loyal to the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL)

20/02/2015

Somalia

Dozens dead in Mogadishu hotel attack

Security forces have cordoned off the Central Hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu shortly after a suicide attack by Islamist militants. Police say

20/02/2015

Somalia

Somali militants claim attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least eleven people have died and several MPs have been injured in a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The deputy prime

20/02/2015

Somalia

Deadly blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

At least ten people have died and several MPs – including the Deputy Prime Minister and the Transport Minister – have been injured injured after a

20/02/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria says airstrikes have killed 'large number' of Boko Haram militants

Nigeria’s military says it has bombed northeastern training camps and equipment belonging to Boko Haram, killing a large number of insurgents. The

19/02/2015

Egypt

Tension between Qatar and Egypt over airstrikes on ISIL

Egypt defends its airstrikes in Libya on suspected militants who have expressed support for the ISIL terrorist group

19/02/2015