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Nigeria bomb attack: Abuja’s Banex Plaza shopping center hit by huge explosion

A huge explosion rocked an area near Banex Plaza shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday, two witnesses…

10 years ago

Meriam Ibrahim re-arrested at Khartoum airport

Meriam Ibrahim has been detained with her family at Khartoum airport after she was freed from death row on Monday.…

10 years ago

Mariam Ibrahim freed from Sudan’s jail

Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer…

10 years ago

Mpeketoni attack: At least 15 people killed in new al-Shabab raid

At least 15 people have been killed in a new attack by Somalia's Islamist militants near Mpeketoni in Kenya. Local…

10 years ago

Mpeketoni attack: At least 48 people killed as gunmen target hotels and police station

Unidentified gunmen attacked hotels and a police station in Kenyan town of Mpeketoni killing at least 48 people, officials say.…

10 years ago

CAR bans mobile phone text messages

The Central African Republic (CAR) has banned the use of mobile phone text messages. The move is aimed at helping…

10 years ago

Nigeria missing girls: Abuja authorities ban support rallies

Nigerian authorities have banned public protests in the capital Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by…

10 years ago

Sudan: Meriam Ibrahim to be freed in few days

Meriam Ibrahim, who was sentenced to death for having abandoned the Islamic faith, are to freed by Sudanese authorities, a…

10 years ago

Malawi elections 2014: Peter Mutharika sworn in as president as Joyce Banda admits defeat

The leader of Malawi’s Democratic Progressive Party, Peter Mutharika, has been sworn in as the country's president after the High…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Emir of Gwoza Alhaji Idrissa Timta shot dead in Borno attack

Three of Nigeria’s high-ranking traditional leaders today came under heavy bombardment from Boko Haram militants while on their way to…

10 years ago