Burundi general shot dead dropping child off at school
A security advisor to Burundi's vice-president has been killed in an attack by heavily armed men while dropping off his...
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Kagame in Uganda for 13th Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) Summit
President Kagame attended the 13thNorthern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) Summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Chaired by Uganda’s President Museveni, the...
First African-American set to appear on US currency
The United States will have the first African-American to appear on its paper currency, also being the first woman in...
Libya army liberates key eastern city from Daesh militants
Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally-recognized government have pushed Daesh out of the key eastern city of Derna, with the terrorists...
South Sudan set Saturday deadline for Machar’s return to Juba
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), the body overseeing the implementation of South Sudan peace agreement signed in August...
Royals pay tribute to ‘strong’ Queen Elizabeth on 90th birthday
The Duke of Cambridge has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her 90th birthday for helping him cope with...
Juba accepts additional troops, calls on Machar to return
After three days of delay, South Sudan government has accepted that nearly 200 troops of the armed opposition faction of...
AMISOM apologizes for killing four Somali civilians
The African Union (AU)’s peacekeeping force in Somalia, AMISOM, has issued a formal apology for killing four civilians in the...
Zambia xenophobic riots: Two burned alive in Lusaka
Two people were burned to death on Monday during xenophobic violence in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, police have said in a...
South Sudan peace Deal In Danger
The peace deal in South Sudan is at risk after the failure of rebel leader Riek Machar to return to...
U.S. criticizes rebel leader Machar for not travelling to Juba
United States (U.S.) Administration has criticized the South Sudanese First Vice-President designate, Riek Machar, who leads an armed opposition faction,...
US convoy kills boy in Cameroon
The US ambassador to the UN has expressed her "great sorrow" after her motorcade accidentally hit and killed a seven-year-old...
Ecuador earthquake: At least 413 people confirmed dead
At least 413 people are now known to have died in the earthquake that struck Ecuador, the country's government says....
‘Many Somalis’ feared drowned in the Mediterranean
Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying up to 400 mainly Somali migrants capsized in the...
African Union troops in Somalia kill four civilians
African Union (AU) troops have killed four civilians travelling in a car in southern Somalia, sparking protests. The incident took...
An aspirin a day may push death away, says new study
New recommendations on daily aspirin use will likely stir the pot in the ongoing aspirin debate. The U.S. Preventive Services...
Armed men ‘kill 140’ near South Sudan border
Ethiopia says armed men have killed 140 people near its border with South Sudan and abducted at least 39 children....
Defiant Pope Francis takes refugees to Rome after Lesbos visit
Pope Francis has taken a dozen highly vulnerable refugees who faced deportation from the Greek island of Lesbos back to...
‘Israel smuggling Sudan’s gold, uranium’
Israeli firms have teamed up with militants in Sudan, operating gold and uranium mines in the South Kordofan state and smuggling the reserves to...
41 Allegations Of Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Undisclosed By The UN
AIDS-Free World (www.AidsFreeWorld.org) has received leaked information that 41 additional cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers have been documented by MINUSCA, the United...