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Russia, Nigeria ink nuclear power plants deal

Russia has signed a deal to build two nuclear power...

US captures Benghazi attack suspect

US forces have captured a militant who is believed to...

UN calls for probe into Libya killing

UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday called for...

Militant attacks rock Somalia again, killing 25

An Islamist attack on a hotel in the Somali capital...

Kenya’s streets calmer despite political unrest

Kenya’s opposition dominated areas were calmer on Saturday, a day...

Libya struggles with severe water crisis

Across Libya’s capital residents have started drilling through pavements to...

Burundi first country to leave International Criminal Court

Burundi has become the first country to pull out from...

Kenya holds poll despite boycott call

Kenyans vote on Thursday in a presidential election re-run overshadowed...

Kenya court to decide election re-run

Kenya's Supreme Court is to hold a last-minute hearing to...

Ivory seizures up, African elephants at risk: report

African elephant poaching declined for a fifth year in a...

WHO cancels Mugabe goodwill ambassador role

The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's...

WHO chief 'rethinking' Mugabe's appointment

The new head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is...

Gunmen kill 13 Niger gendarmes

Gunmen on pick-up trucks and motorcycles coming from Mali killed...

Mogadishu car bomb toll rises to 358

The death toll from last Saturday's huge truck bombing in...

Cairo shootout: 55 police dead

At least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts,...

Mandela's autobiography sequel launched in SA

The new instalment of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to...

Two injured in Cape Town airport shooting

Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting at South...

Kenya election official resigning before new vote

A Kenyan electoral commissioner has announced her resignation and says...

Cairo 'most dangerous' megacity for women: Survey

The Egyptian capital Cairo has been described as the ‘most...

Somalia car bomb death toll rises to 276

The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital...

At least 230 dead in Somalia blasts

A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the...

Somalia car bomb death toll mounts to 85

The death toll from two bomb attacks that tore through...

Cargo plane crashes off Ivory Coast, at least four killed

At least four people were killed on Saturday when a...