Burkina Faso coup leader Gen Diendere charged
The leader of last month's short-lived coup in Burkina Faso has been charged with crimes including threatening state security and...
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World Bank: Extreme poverty ‘to fall below 10%’
The World Bank has said that for the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living...
Pope Fires Gay Priest
A Polish priest who served with the Vatican's doctrinal arm will no longer be able to carry out his duties...
Al Shabaab militants seize two towns in central Somalia
Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab militants have captured two towns in central Somalia, taking advantage of the absence of either Somali or African Union...
52 killed in South Sudan clashes
Fifty two soldiers and rebels have been killed in recent fighting in South Sudan’s troubled state of Unity. The fatalities...
Nkurunziza aides and coup plotter face EU sanctions
The EU has imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on three Burundi officials accused of ordering excessive force against...
Nigeria’s Abuja hit by blasts with at least 18 dead
A series of explosions on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja have killed at least 18 people, officials say....
Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody – Sources
The leader of Burkina Faso’s recent short-lived coup is now in police custody, sources in the West African country say....
Nigerian city of Maiduguri ‘attacked by five girl bombers’
Five young girls were behind a series of deadly explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday evening,...
CAR calls for more help over sectarian violence
The Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR) has urged the United Nations (UN) and the international community to...
Zimbabwe baboons ‘take radio station off air’
Trouble-making baboons in Zvishavane, a Zimbabwean mining town, reportedly took a radio station off air. The station’s chief executive officer,...
Kiir & Machar Must Make Peace— UN
South Sudan's president and a rebel leader accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire brokered to end a...
Central African Republic prisoners escape in Bangui
Hundreds of inmates at a prison in the Central African Republic have escaped as a wave of violence left dozens...
China opens terrifying glass-bottomed bridge in Shiniuzhai park
It's called Brave Men's Bridge for a reason. The recently completed span is a glass walkway suspended a stomach-flipping 180...
British troops for Somalia peacekeeping mission
Dozens of British troops are to be sent to Somalia to help peacekeeping efforts to counter Islamist militants, David Cameron...
Kiir To M7: UPDF Should Get Out of S. Sudan
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has written to the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, informing him and members of his government...
Apple’s App Store infected with malware in China
Apple has said it is taking steps to remove malicious code added to a number of apps commonly used on...
Kenya schools shut over teachers’ pay dispute
Public schools in Kenya have been shut by the government in response to the three-week teachers' strike. A Kenyan court...
12 Somali soldiers fall in attack by al-Shabab militants south of Mogadishu
The al-Shabab militants have killed 12 Somali soldiers in their latest attack carried out south of Mogadishu. Authorities and witnesses...
14 Year Old Ahmed Mohamed Creates clock, Shows Teachers, Gets Arrested
When Ahmed Mohamed went to his high school in Irving, Texas, Monday, he was so excited. A teenager with dreams...