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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says Sudan has “declared war” on his country
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says Sudan has "declared war" on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border. President Salva Kiir was...
Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater
The notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater, say scientists who have mapped in detail the amount and...
What happens when a leopard befriends a baby antelope?
A female leopard seemed to want to make friends with a newborn steenbok (part of the antelope family) for 45 minutes and the small...
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to marry for sixth time
South African President Jacob Zuma is set to marry for the sixth time next weekend, making long-term fiancée Gloria Bongi Ngema his fourth current...
Guinea-Bissau PM Carlos Gomes Junior arrested in suspected coup bid
Guinea-Bissau army has arrested the outgoing Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes Junior, in a suspected coup bid. A military press attaché and his wife confirmed his...
Joyce Banda is the new Malawi president
Joyce Banda has been sworn in as Malawi’s president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. Joyce Banda, who had been Malawi’s Vice-President since 2009,...
Mali coup leaders agreed to stand down as part of a deal struck with regional bloc Ecowas
Malian coup leaders have agreed to stand down and allow a transition to civilian rule, as part of a deal struck with regional bloc...
Malawi confirms President Bingu wa Mutharika’s death and declares 10 days of national mourning
Malawian government has confirmed that President Bingu wa Mutharika has died, aged 78. Bingu wa Mutharika suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday and state media...
Tuareg rebels have declared independence of nothern Malian region Azawad
A group of Tuareg rebels has declared independence for a northern Malian region called Azawad, after seizing control of the area late last month. The...
Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawi president, is clinically dead after cardiac arrest
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has died, doctors and cabinet ministers have said, but this has not been officially announced. One of the doctors who...
Invisible Children releases new video Kony 2012 Part II: Beyond Famous
US activist group Invisible Children has released the second part of its video Kony 2012, which highlights the activities of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph...
Somalia’s Olympic committee officials among 7 people killed in an explosion at Mogadishu’s national theater
Members of Somalia's Olympic committee and Football Federation heads are among seven people killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu’s national theater re-opening ceremony. Somali...
Mali: Tuareg rebels took control of the garrison town of Gao
Tuareg rebels have taken control of the Malian garrison town of Gao, including the largest military base in the north of the country. Capt. Amadou...
Mali: strategic garrison town of Gao attacked by Tuareg rebels
Strategic Mali garrison town of Gao have been attacked by Tuareg rebels with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to them. Two army...
First Kenyan oil discovery after Tullow Oil drilling
Kenya has announced discovery of oil for the first time in the country after exploratory drilling by Anglo-Irish firm Tullow Oil. President Mwai Kibaki said...
Judith Tebbutt released six months after she was kidnapped in Kenya
Judith Tebbutt, the British woman kidnapped in Kenya, has been freed in Somalia six months after she was seized and her husband David killed. Judith...
Libya has requested the handover of Abdullah al-Senussi, Gaddafi’s former intelligence chief
Libya has formally requested the handover of Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief, following his arrest in Mauritania. A spokesman for the new government...
Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s spy chief, arrested in Mauritania
Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief has been arrested in Mauritania, Libyan authorities have confirmed. Abdullah al-Senussi, 63, was detained at Nouakchott airport, according to...
Congo warlord Thomas Lubanga found guilty of using child soldiers by ICC
Thomas Lubanga, the Congolese warlord, has been found guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers between 2002 and 2003 by the International Criminal Court...
Italy demands UK clarifications around the failed bid to rescue Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara in Nigeria
Giulio Terzi, the Italian foreign minister, has asked British government to provide the "utmost clarity" around the failed bid to rescue Chris McManus and...
Hostages Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara killed by the Nigerian captors, after SBS rescue operation failed
British Chris McManus and Italian Franco Lamolinara, who were taken hostages in Nigeria, have been killed by their captors yesterday when a UK Special...
Costa Allegra has docked in Seychelles
Costa Allegra, the stricken Italian cruise ship has docked in the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles. Costa Allegra was towed into the islands' main...
Costa Allegra cruise ship left adrift near Seychelles is under tow
Costa Allegra, the Italian cruise ship left adrift in the Indian Ocean near Seychelles with more than 1,000 people on board following a power...
Costa Allegra cruise ship adrift off Seychelles
Costa Allegra, an Italian cruise ship owned by Costa Cruises, with more than 1,000 people on board is without power in the Indian Ocean...
Nigeria: at least three people killed in suicide attack at a church in Jos
At least three people have been killed in a suicide car attack at a church in the troubled central Nigerian city of Jos, sparking...
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