Africa

Angola

End of an era: Angola's dos Santos to step down

Angola's head of state, José Eduardo dos Santos, to step down after 37 years

21/08/2017

South Africa

Grace Mugabe avoids assault charges in South Africa

Zimbabwe's first lady has returned home after being granted diplomatic immunity

20/08/2017

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone mudslide survivors at risk of disease

Aid groups are rushing to distribute water filters and buckets across Sierra Leone's capital, in a bid to prevent an outbreak of waterborne disease after last week's deadly mudslide.

20/08/2017

Rwanda

Kagame sworn in for another term leading Rwanda

Paul Kagame has been sworn in for another sucessive term as President of Rwanda, a job he has held since 2000.

18/08/2017

Libya

Euroviews. View: Why Save the Children can't support sending refugees back to Libya

"Would we rather stop our search and rescue operations completely, and risk people drowning, than return migrants and refugees back to Libya?"

18/08/2017

South Africa

South Africa issues 'red alert' to stop Grace Mugabe from leaving country

Zimbabwe's first lady has asked for diplomatic immunity after being accused of assaulting 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels.

17/08/2017

Mali

Ex-Islamist rebel liable for 2.7 million euros damages over Mali rampage

The ICC delivered a landmark compensation verdict over the destruction in Timbuktu

17/08/2017

Kenya

Kenyan presidential election: Odinga to mount legal challenge to results

Leader of the opposition claims last week's vote was rigged and will present evidence in the Supreme Court.

16/08/2017

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone declares a week of national mourning after mudslide

Aid workers fear decomposing bodies left out in heat may spark health crisis

16/08/2017

Nigeria

Suicide bombers strike northeast Nigeria, killing 27

Twenty-seven people have died after a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a market in northeastern Nigeria.

16/08/2017

Libya

Migrant rescue boat threatened by Libyan coastguard in international waters

Libyan authorities contacted the crew of the Spanish NGO ship to say they would shoot them if they didn't follow orders.

16/08/2017

Somalia

Former al-Shabaab deputy leader urges militants to leave the group

Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur defected to the Somalian government last week and has now spoken out against the militant group.

15/08/2017

Sierra Leone

Death toll rises in Sierra Leone mudslide

Sierra Leone's president calls for international help after devastating landslide

15/08/2017

Sierra Leone

Major search for victims of Sierra Leone mudslides

Hundreds have died in mudslides and floods near the capital Freetown and the number of victims is expected to rise.

15/08/2017

Libya

NGOs pull out of Mediterranean migrant rescue operations

Increasing hostilities from the Libyan authorities have led three aid groups to cease operations in the region.

15/08/2017

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: hundreds feared dead in massive mudslide after heavy rain in Freetown

14/08/2017

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso "terror attack" kills 18 people

14/08/2017

Burkina Faso

Eighteen killed in Burkina Faso attack

Government says 'terrorists' opened fire on crowds seated outside a hotel and restaurant in Ouagadougou at 9pm on Sunday.

14/08/2017

Kenya

Kenya's Odinga calls for strike amid election dispute

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is calling for people to stay away from work to support his claim to the presidency.

14/08/2017

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Violent clashes in Nairobi

12/08/2017

Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected as Kenya's president

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected and will serve a second and final five-year term as president.

11/08/2017

Egypt

Death toll rising after two trains collide in Egypt

Two trains have collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, killing at least 35 and injuring over 120 others

11/08/2017

Africanews

[LIVE] Kenya Elections 2017: Odinga boycott unheeded, peace calls intensify

President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner with 8,203,290 votes (54.3%), beating main opposition leader Raila Odinga who garnered 6,762,224 votes (44.7%).

11/08/2017

Egypt

At least 36 dead after trains collide in Egypt

11/08/2017

Kenya

Kenya election: opposition demand access to electoral commission IT system

11/08/2017

Kenya

Kenya election 'credible' foreign observers say

European Union urges candidates to accept defeat after leader of the opposition Raila Odingu claims foul play.

10/08/2017