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Gunmen kidnap 11 from bus near Nigeria oil hub 29 Aug 2017 - 08:08 pm

Port Harcourt, Nigeria: Gunmen abducted 11 people from a bus as they travelled close to Nigeria's southern oil hub Port Harcourt late on...

Kenya bans plastic bags in bid to fight pollution 28 Aug 2017 - 02:53 pm

Nairobi: A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to...

Sudan, Libya agree to normalize ties, protect borders 28 Aug 2017 - 10:09 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan and Libya have agreed to normalize their tense relations and secure common border. In a joint press conference with Libyan Prime...

Two of five miners trapped in South Africa found dead 27 Aug 2017 - 03:22 pm

Johannesburg: Two of the five mineworkers trapped after sections of a gold mine collapsed in South Africa last week have been pulled out...

'Civilians killed' in Somali military operation 26 Aug 2017 - 09:58 am

MOGADISHU, Somalia: A Somali official on Friday accused the country’s armed forces and its foreign backers of killing nine civilians -- including a...

S. Africa: 2 farmers found guilty over 'coffin attack' 26 Aug 2017 - 09:53 am

JOHANNESBURG: A court in South Africa has found two white men who attempted to force a black man into a coffin guilty of...

Grace Mugabe makes first public appearance since South Africa assault charge 25 Aug 2017 - 02:52 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, on Friday made her first public appearance since leaving South Africa where she was charged with assault....

14 troops killed in IS attack in southern Libya 24 Aug 2017 - 09:53 am

TRIPOLI, Libya: At least 14 forces loyal to East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar were killed in a IS attack in southern Libya...

Angolans vote as Dos Santos ends 38-year rule 23 Aug 2017 - 05:25 pm

Luanda: Angolans voted on Wednesday in an election marking the end of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's 38-year reign, with his MPLA party...

Over 4,700 Zambian miners face lay offs 23 Aug 2017 - 12:03 pm

LUSAKA, Zambia: The Zambian government has described a potential move by one of the country’s biggest copper miners to cut over 4,700 workers...

Sudan authorities warn of 'massive' Nile River flooding 23 Aug 2017 - 11:31 am

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s Irrigation Ministry on Tuesday warned of the likelihood of “unprecedented” Nile floods in the coming two days. In a press statement,...

Nigeria’s Buhari warns off separatists, takes back control after treatment 22 Aug 2017 - 12:18 am

ABUJA: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he would stop separatist activists spreading unrest, seeking to reassert his hold on power after...

Kenya to flush militants out of area near Somali border 21 Aug 2017 - 09:37 am

Nairobi: The Kenyan military on Sunday told residents who live close to Boni forest along the Kenyan coast to vacate the area within...

Swiss couple killed in Kenyan coastal town 21 Aug 2017 - 09:31 am

NAIROBI, Nigeria: Two tourists from Switzerland were killed in Kenya’s coastal town of Mombasa, a famous beach resort. Confirming the deaths to Anadolu...

12 dead in Nigeria boat capsize 20 Aug 2017 - 09:42 pm

Lagos: Twelve people were killed when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos on Sunday, the government said, blaming the...

South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction 20 Aug 2017 - 09:19 pm

Johannesburg: A South African court on Sunday gave the go-ahead for an online auction of rhino horns that has outraged conservationists. South African...

Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide 20 Aug 2017 - 09:07 pm

FREETOWN: Rescue workers have unearthed 499 dead bodies since last week’s devastating landslide near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown, the city’s chief coroner...