DR Congo ex-warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has found former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes in a trial...
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Kenyan army kills 21 al-Shabab militants in Somalia
The Kenyan army says it has killed at least 21 members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab Takfiri militant group during a firefight in the...
Obama Set To Meet Castro On Historic Cuban Visit
The Obama family on arrival in Havana, Cuba on Sunday US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday for...
Genocide suspect Ladislas Ntaganzwa flown to Rwanda for trial
Rwanda genocide suspect Ladislas Ntaganzwa has been flown to Rwanda from Democratic Republic of Congo for trial. Arrested in eastern...
4 Famously Rigged Elections
Democracy is totally rad and everything, but sometimes it just gets in the way of total power. That's when the...
‘Alarmed’ over violence in South Sudan, Security Council sets out steps for implementation of peace deal
While noting that the ceasefire between South Sudan’s warring factions has “largely held,” the United Nations Security Council today said...
Why US, South Korea Must End Joint Military Drills For Peace To Prevail In The Korean Peninsula
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has called for an end to U.S-South Korea joint military drills if peace...
Pope Francis approves Mother Teresa’s elevation to sainthood
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made a saint of...
EU suspends aid to Burundi over poor human rights record
The European Union says it is suspending all direct financial aid and funding to Burundi’s government for failing to allay...
South Sudan: Women raped ‘as reward for fighters’
Militias allied to the South Sudanese army have been allowed to rape women in lieu of wages while fighting rebels,...
South Sudan troops deliberately suffocated 60 Civilians
Amnesty International has accused South Sudanese army troops of committing a war crime by deliberately suffocating dozens of people stuffed...
10 militants suspected of having links to al-Shabab killed in Somalia
Ten militants suspected of having links to the al-Shabab terrorist group have been killed in a military raid in Somalia,...
MTN fuelled Boko Haram insurgency
Mobile phone giant MTN fuelled the Islamist-led insurgency in Nigeria by failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards, the Nigerian president...
North Korea Rejects UN Sanctions
The Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK) has rejected new harsh UN Security Council resolution (UNSC) slapped on them. North...
More School girls kidnapped In Nigeria
Nigerian police are hunting for three teenage girls abducted from their boarding school on the outskirts of Lagos city by...
Zimbabwe’s Joice Mujuru forms ZPF to oppose Mugabe
A powerful former ally of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched a party to challenge his 35-year rule. Joice Mujuru...
Somalia’s al-Shabab claims Baidoa attack killing 30
Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it carried out Sunday's attack in Somalia's southern city of Baidoa that killed at...
Somalia’s al-Shabab killed ‘180 Kenyan troops’ in el-Ade
At least 180 Kenyan troops were killed when al-Shabab attacked their base last month, Somalia's president has said. Kenya's army...
Fidel Castro’s Older Brother Ramon Who Picked a Life of Farming Over Politics Dies aged 91
RIP; Ramon Castro Former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro's older brother has died at the age of 91. Ramon Castro, a...
Three killed in Burundi attacks ahead of Ban’s visit
At least three people have been killed and several others injured in gun and grenade attacks near Burundi’s capital of...