At least 40 people have been killed in clashes in the western Ethiopian city of Gambella, after members of armed groups launched attacks on Tuesday, two senior regional officials have told t... Read more
Burkina Faso’s government has announced three days of national mourning from Tuesday for the at least 50 civilians killed over the weekend in the north of the country. Military leader... Read more
The Togolese government has declared a “state of security emergency” in its northern border region. The measure will last for three months and could be extended by the national a... Read more
The government of Burkina Faso says at least 50 civilians have been killed by suspected Islamists in a raid on Seytenga village, in the north of the country. The UN has condemned the latest... Read more
A Tunisian military court has ordered the detention of a journalist after he claimed the army had refused the president’s orders to close down the headquarters of the powerful UGTT labour un... Read more
A Nigerian man who has been hailed a “hero” for risking his life by driving a burning fuel tanker away from a densely populated suburban area in Warri Delta State has recounted t... Read more
Gunmen have abducted at least 29 people in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara, police say. The victims were travelling back home from a wedding ceremony when the armed men ambushed... Read more
The army in Cameroon has confirmed that soldiers have killed nine civilians, including an 18-month-old girl. An army spokesman said a group of soldiers opened fire when they encountered host... Read more
High-level talks have begun between the governments of South Africa and the United Arab Emirates to bring two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family to justice. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were re... Read more
The shocking attack on a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria on Sunday killed 22 people and injured 50 others, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. It’s the... Read more
Six Chadian opposition leaders, including the co-ordinator for the main opposition coalition Wakit Tamma, have been handed one-year suspended sentences for disturbing public order. They were... Read more
Senegal President Macky Sall has sacked his Health Minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, after 11 babies were killed by a fire in a hospital on Wednesday. Mr Sarr will be replaced by Marie Khemess... Read more
South African police have opened a murder case against a father for the death of three of his sons aged six, 13 and 16 after they consumed an energy drink that he allegedly gave them. Two of... Read more
A court in Egypt has sentenced a media tycoon with close links to the government to three years in jail for his involvement in human trafficking and the indecent assault of underage girls at... Read more
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