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West concerned about South Sudan

2013-05-19 12:24

Major Western nations are "deeply disturbed" about the abuse and killing of civilians and the looting of property in South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state.

10 insurgents killed in Nigeria

2013-05-19 09:26

Nigeria's military has said on it has killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group.

Journalist found dead in eastern DRC

2013-05-18 20:30

A journalist has been found dead in eastern DRC as threats to media are on the increase.

Tunisia deploys security forces

2013-05-18 16:09

Tunisian security forces deployed in strength after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.

France to buy drones for Mali - report

2013-05-18 10:03

France will buy two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States air force to back up its operations against Islamists in Mali, a report says.

2 jailed for killer teething drug

2013-05-18 08:02

A Nigerian court has sentenced two officials from a pharmaceutical company to seven years in prison, over the sale of an adulterated teething drug that killed 84 babies in 2008.

Islamists could face war crimes charges

2013-05-17 20:18

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists could face charges of crimes against humanity, the UN's human rights office has warned.

Nigeria: Gunmen attack police station

2013-05-17 16:04

Gunmen have stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria’s northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on an Islamist insurgency.

 

Bomb explodes near 3 embassies in Tripoli

2013-05-18 23:09

A bomb has exploded in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in Benghazi.

Zambia arrests 31 food subsidy protesters

2013-05-18 20:36

Zambia police have detained on the president's orders at least 31 university students who were protesting against the government's decision to scrap staple food subsidies.

Tanzania arrests 5 with explosives

2013-05-18 16:09

Tanzanian police have arrested five people in possession of explosives in Dar es Salaam.

Clashes at demo calling on Morsi to quit

2013-05-18 08:02

Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections have clashed with riot police in Cairo .

Dozens of insurgents killed in Nigeria

2013-05-17 21:45

A sweeping offensive against Boko Haram Islamists has left dozens of insurgents dead, the defence ministry says, as the military pressed on with air raids and ground assaults across three states.

Tuareg rebels ready for talks - Traore

2013-05-17 18:02

Tuareg separatist rebels who held a chuck of Mali’s vast north and still occupy the key town of Kidal are ready for talks to end the west African country’s crisis, President Dioncounda Traore says.

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