19 die as overloaded canoe capsizes in Mali

Nineteen people died when an overloaded canoe capsized in Mali, local authorities said yesterday, in the second major river accident in the poor west African
3 September 2015, 18:02 PM

'50 killed' in Shebab attack on AU base

At least 50 African Union soldiers are believed to have been killed and another 50 are missing after Shebab militants overran a military camp in southern
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Shebab attack African Union base in Somalia

Somalia's al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union base yesterday before storming the compound, with witnesses
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM

The dead babies off the Libyan coast

Do not look closely at the photographs (not given with the article due to policy issues). Do not look at them at all. They will, in an
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Somalia aid crisis 'critical': UN

War-torn Somalia remains in a "critical" state four years after a devastating famine, the UN warned yesterday, noting a sharp rise in those needing food aid.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Gunmen kidnap journalist in Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria's southern oil city Port Harcourt have kidnapped a senior journalist working for a private national newspaper, police and the daily
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Boko Haram kills 80 in Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages in Nigeria's restive northeast at the weekend, a vigilante and residents said yesterday.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Child bomber kills six in Nigeria

A child bomber killed six people yesterday outside a bus station in the heartland of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Obama holds talks on counterterrorism

President Barack Obama huddled with Ethiopia's leaders yesterday for talks on counterterrorism, human rights and regional security
27 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Obama ends Kenya visit with tough message

US President Barack Obama yesterday ended a landmark visit to Kenya, urging the east African nation and birthplace of his father to
26 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Deadly 'Boko Haram attacks' target Chad, Nigeria

At least 14 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a crowded market in Chad's capital yesterday just days after Boko Haram
11 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Zaria bomb attack 'kills 20'

20 people die in a bomb attack in north-western Nigeria's Zaria city, state governor Nasir El-Rufa'i says.
7 July 2015, 10:59 AM

New suspected Boko Haram carnage kills 44 in Nigeria

At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the emergency services said yesterday, after a wave of mass casualty attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed as Somali Shebab attacks AU base

Dozens of soldiers were killed yesterday when Somalia's Shebab insurgents overran an African Union base, witnesses said, describing
26 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Gun attacks, suicide blast kill dozens

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead at least 42 people in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, with no let-up in sight to the Islamist group's targeting of civilians.
24 June 2015, 18:00 PM

SA denies plot to protect Bashir

South Africa's government has denied reports that ministers secretly plotted the departure of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir last week.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Why you let Bashir go?

The South African government has a week to explain to judges why it defied a court order barring the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Sudan's Bashir flees S Africa

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa yesterday, dodging a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested over alleged war crimes and genocide.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Top Islamist killed in US air strike

A top Islamist militant who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant two years ago has been killed in a US air strike in Libya, officials say.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Court blocks Sudan leader from leaving South Africa

A South African judge yesterday banned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM