Africa news

• Chinua Achebe funeral held in Nigeria

  Thousands of mourners are attending the funeral of renowned author Chinua Achebe in his Nigerian home town of Ogidi in Anambra state. Chinua Achebe's body arrived back in…

• Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan declares state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe

  Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. In a televised…

• Somalia famine killed 260,000 people from 2010 to 2012

  A new report by the UN food agency and the US-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network has found that nearly 260,000 people died during the famine that hit Somalia from…

• Cheetah scratches Botswana President Ian Khama on his face

  Botswana President Ian Khama needed stitches on his face after being scratched by a cheetah, officials say. The animal was reportedly being fed in its enclosure at an…

• Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hospitalized in Paris after suffering mini-stroke

  Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has suffered a mini-stroke and has been flown to hospital in Paris, the state news agency said. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 76, had a…

• Libya: Explosion at French embassy in Tripoli

  A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage. The blast completely destroyed the…