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Burkina Faso declares state of emergency

Burkina Faso army has announced emergency measures - including the formation of a transitional government - after a day of…

10 years ago

Burkina Faso protests: Parliament building and ruling party HQ in flames

Burkina Faso protesters angry at plans to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament.…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia sees decline in spread of infections

Liberia, the country hardest hit in the Ebola outbreak, is seeing a decline in the spread of infections, the World…

10 years ago

Michael Sata dead: Zambian president dies in London aged 77

Zambia’s President Michael Sata has passed away at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Prosecutors to appeal against verdict

Prosecutors are going to appeal against the conviction and sentence given to South African athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his…

10 years ago

Senzo Meyiwa dead: South Africa football captain shot dead in Johannesburg

Senzo Meyiwa, South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper, has been shot dead in Johannesburg, police say. Senzo Meyiwa, 27, was…

10 years ago

June Steenkamp: Reeva was about to leave Oscar Pistorius

In a recent interview, Reeva Steenkamp’s mother has said that it was bad luck her daughter met Oscar Pistorius as…

10 years ago

Tunisia elections 2014: First full parliament to be elected under new constitution

Tunisians are voting to elect the country’s first full parliament under a new constitution passed earlier this year. The election…

10 years ago

Mali confirms first case of Ebola

Mali has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. The Malian government said a two-year-old girl had tested…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram abducts dozens of women and girls in Adamawa

Boko Haram militants have reportedly abducted dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state. The…

10 years ago