Three Migrants Drown Off Tunisian Coast, Dozens Missing

A boat carrying around 70 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa has sunk in the Mediterranean, leaving three people dead and dozens missing, Tunisian officials said on Friday.     &nbs…

Sudan’s Ex-President Al-Bashir Charged Over ‘Killing’ Of Protesters

Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir has been charged over the killings of protesters during the anti-regime demonstrations that led to the end of his rule, the prosecutor general announced Monday…

UN condemns deadly attack on Burkina Faso church

Top UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso. At least six people, including the priest, were killed when…

South Africa ANC Takes Early Lead In Election Results

South Africa’s ANC surged into the lead in early official results on Thursday with 55 percent of the vote in the first electoral test of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to reinvigorate the ruling par…

Election: Voting begins in South Africa

South Africans started voting in parliamentary and provincial elections on Wednesday, with queues seen winding from various polling stations. The ruling African National Congress has won every parlia…

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

A powerful but deep 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, officials said, cutting power and knocking items off shelves though there were no immediate reports of serious damage.…

Libya Fighting: Nearly 400 Killed, 50,000 Displaced – UN

At least 392 people have been killed and 1,936 wounded since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive against the Libyan capital last month, the UN’s World Health Organisation said Friday. More…

Protester Dies In Cotonou Post-Poll Violence

A woman has died in Benin after police cracked down on protestors following controversial parliamentary polls, medical and family members said Thursday. A woman has succumbed to her injuries, a medic…

38 Killed As Floods Worsen In Mozambique After Second Cyclone

Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth, the strongest cyclone to ever hit Africa, which killed 38 people a…

Three Nigerians Arrested In Ghana Over The Kidnap And Murder Of A 2-year-old Boy

Police have arrested three Nigerians over the kidnap and murder of a two-year-old boy at Kasoa Chinese in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region, Ghana. The two-year-old boy by name Ju…

IMF: No more lending to Sudan – Official

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to provide Sudan with technical assistance and policy support, but it cannot offer additional financing because of the country’s arrears, a senior IMF …

3 members of Sudan military council quit

Three members of Sudan’s 10-man ruling army council have resigned as the protest leaders insisted on civilian rule. According to a statement by the council, the officers were Lieutenant General Omar …

2 monks get death penalty over bishop’s murder in Egypt

 An Egyptian court on Wednesday confirmed death sentences for two monks for killing the head of a monastery in the country’s Western Desert. The verdict was delivered by the Damanhour Criminal C…

Floods, Mudslides Kill 23 In South Africa

The number of deaths from floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban early Tuesday has risen to 23, authorities said. Among those killed were a six-month-old baby and…

Snakes Chase Liberian President Weah From His Office

Liberian President George Weah has been barred from his office for five days by two black snakes that slithered into the building this week, authorities said Friday. The foreign ministry where Weah, …

Sudan crisis: Ex-President Omar al-Bashir moved to maximum-security prison

Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar maximum security prison, days after he was deposed in a military coup. In the wake of growing protest that lasted for over four months …

African Union Threatens To Suspend Sudan Over Coup

The African Union on Monday threatened to suspend Sudan following last week’s coup that saw Omar al-Bashir ousted by the military after nearly three decades in power. If the junta fails to hand power…

Seven Soldiers, 63 Terrorists Killed As Boko Haram Attacks Chadian Army

Boko Haram terrorists killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack that saw 63 “terrorists” killed in return, an army spokesman told AFP on Monday. The terrorists attacked our for…

Jubilation In Sudan As Military Chief Steps Down

Crowds of Sudanese waving flags and chanting “we toppled two presidents in two days” celebrated in the capital late Friday after the country’s military council chief stepped down a day after he was s…

Sudan’s junta bows to protesters, opts for dialogue

Sudan’s military junta vowed Friday to open a dialogue with all political groups on forming a civilian government as protesters railed against their seizure of power after ousting president Omar al-B…