MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
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Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM
World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM
Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
World
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Third night of unrest in Tunisia
A third night of unrest has shaken Tunisia where authorities said yesterday more than 600 people have been arrested this week as
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
200 arrested, dozens hurt in Tunisia unrest
More than 200 people have been arrested and dozens of police hurt during clashes in Tunisia, the interior ministry says, as anger over austerity measures spilt over into unrest.
11 January 2018, 05:31 AM
Zimbabwe investigates Grace Mugabe's PhD
Zimbabwean anti-corruption investigators said Monday they are probing whether former first lady Grace Mugabe fraudulently obtained a
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM
New leader of S Africa's ANC calls for unity
The new leader of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday called for unity as
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM
14 dead in South Africa train crash
A passenger train smashed into a truck at a level crossing in South Africa yesterday, killing at least 14 people, injuring 180 and throwing
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Al Shabaab kills five Kenyan policemen
Five Kenyan policemen were killed in an attack on their vehicle in the northeast county of Mandera near the border with
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Blast kills 14 in Nigeria mosque
Fourteen worshippers were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque on Nigeria's border with
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram claims credit
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video message yesterday claiming a series of attacks in northeast
2 January 2018, 18:00 PM
36 dead in central Kenya bus crash
Thirty-six people were killed and 11 injured early yesterday morning in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on a road in
31 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe ex-army chief sworn in as VP
Zimbabwe's former army commander who led a military takeover that helped end Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule was yesterday sworn in
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
RFI reporter released from jail in Cameroon
A Cameroonian reporter with Radio France International, Ahmed Abba, was Friday released from jail after 29 months in detention, his
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM
South Africa's ANC wrestles to elect new party leader
Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ruling ANC party yesterday prepared to elect their next leader in a vote
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Inter-clan fighting kills 170 in S Sudan
The death toll from inter-clan fighting in South Sudan's Great Lakes region last week has reached at least 170, officials
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
6,000 IS jihadists could return to Africa: AU
Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
AU to bring 20,000 migrants home
The African Union has upped its goal to repatriate stranded migrants from Libya, saying in a statement that it aims to bring 20,000
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
S Sudan to use drone system to curb crime
South Sudan launched a closed-circuit television (CCTV) and drone security system yesterday that officials said would
4 December 2017, 18:00 PM
50 dead in South Sudan tribal raids
Fifty people were killed in raids by a tribal militia in eastern South Sudan, a local official said yesterday, the latest in a series of
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
With little fanfare, Cuba remembers Fidel Castro
With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Military takeover legal, says court
A Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's ousting was legal, raising
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe judge says military action against Mugabe was legal
Zimbabwe’s military action leading to Robert Mugabe’s resignation was legal, a High Court judge rules, in a key decision as the military seeks to show that its moves were not a coup.
25 November 2017, 11:12 AM