Somalia Al-Shabab claims twin suicide attacks in Mogadishu At least seventeen people killed in double car bombings in the Somali capital 28/10/2017
No Comment Violence erupts in Nairobi over re-run Kenyan presidential poll Trouble flared in the Kenyan capital as police confronted rock-throwing demonstrators 28/10/2017
Kenya Uncertainty surrounds Kenya election outcome Kenya delays election in some areas amid risk of violence 28/10/2017
Kenya Low turnout in Kenya election boycotted by opposition The election commission says fewer than 34% of registered voters cast ballots in Thursday's presidential election re-run. 27/10/2017
Kenya 'Security challenges' mar Kenya election re-run 'Security challenges' mar Kenya election re-run 26/10/2017
Target Morocco flying high as aircraft manufacturers land in the hub Daleen Hassan: “Nagoya is Japan’s hub for the aerospace industry. 26/10/2017
Niger "The militant threat is spreading" Analysts say the use of armed Reaper drones on the continent of Africa signals a shift in policy for the United States. 26/10/2017
Kenya Kenya elections: deaths as police clash with opposition supporters At least three people have died in clashes with police as Kenyans vote in a controversial election rerun. 26/10/2017
Kenya Protests over second Kenya vote Eye witnesses police have fired on protesters, as Kenya votes, in the second presidential elections since August 26/10/2017
South Africa Balloon chair floats two kilometres up A British adventurer has come back to Earth after drifting ten kilometres across the South African savannah in a camping chair attached to 100 balloons 26/10/2017
Africanews Kenya Votes 2017: Have a look at the electoral system Among the requirements to be a candidate includes having a post-secondary school qualification and having no conviction of an election offence during the preceding five years. 25/10/2017
Kenya Kenya Supreme Court shambles clears way for presidential poll Kenya's presidential election will take place after not enough Supreme Court judges turned up to hear an eleventh-hour petition to delay the poll 25/10/2017
Earth News Building a kick-ass team Unbreakable, invincible, indestructible: team building experiences 24/10/2017
Ecotech "As the speed builds, so must his mental capacity”. The mental preparation behind breaking land speed record 23/10/2017
Zimbabwe WHO chief 'rethinks' naming Mugabe goodwill ambassador It follows a global outcry over the appointment 21/10/2017
Egypt Egypt: dozens of police killed in desert ambush by militants Sources say security forces had been seeking a militant hideout in the Western desert. 21/10/2017
Uganda Concern amid outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease One woman has been confirmed dead but hundreds may have been exposed to the virus, says WHO. 20/10/2017
Malawi Vampire scare prompts UN to pull staff out of southern Malawi Lynch mobs accusing people of vampirism had been searching for individuals and blocking roads 19/10/2017
Libya Italy breaks up a Libyan gang smuggling low quality fuel into Europe Italian police bust a gang smuggling €30 million euros’ worth of low-quality diesel from Libya into Europe and selling it at the standard price 19/10/2017
Africanews [LIVE] Weah, VP Boakai to face off in November 7 Liberia election run-off Ex-football star, George Weah of the Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) will face current vice-president, Joseph Boakai of the ruling Unity Party (UP) in a race to succeed Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. 16/10/2017
Somalia Somalia blast death toll rises above 300 No group has admitted responsibility for the massive bombing on Mogadishu 16/10/2017
Somalia More than 200 die in Somalia car bombings - reports It is one of the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007. 15/10/2017
Ivory Coast Cargo plane crashes off Ivory Coast Four Moldovan nationals have been killed and two others injured when a cargo plane crashed into the sea near the airport in the main city of Ivory Coast. 14/10/2017
Ivory Coast Four die as cargo plane crashes into sea off Abidjan, Ivory Coast The crash happened shortly after take off. Four people have died and six have been injured. 14/10/2017