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Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag: Sudanese woman sentenced to death gives birth in jail

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, the Sudanese woman awaiting the death penalty for abandoning her religious faith, has given birth in…

10 years ago

Nigerian army knows abducted girls’ location

Nigeria’s army has announced it knows where the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are but it will not attempt a…

10 years ago

Nigeria calls off deal for release of abducted schoolgirls

Nigeria has called off a deal with Islamist group Boko Haram for the release of some of the abducted schoolgirls.…

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius begins mental evaluation at Pretoria psychiatric hospital

Oscar Pistorius has begun his mental evaluation at a psychiatric hospital in South Africa's capital, Pretoria. The judge at Oscar…

10 years ago

Mali: Tuareg rebels agree to ceasefire after talks in Kidal

Mali’s Tuareg rebels have agreed to a ceasefire, two days after clashes with the army threatened to throw the country…

10 years ago

Jacob Zuma to be sworn in for second term as South Africa’s president

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will be sworn into office for a second term, following the African National Congress' victory…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Teachers holding day of protests in support of kidnapped schoolgirls

Nigerian teachers are holding a day of protests in support of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by the Islamist group…

11 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 17 people in Alagarno attack

Boko Haram has been accused of killing at least 17 people in an attack on Alagarno, a village in north-east…

11 years ago

Nigeria: Two bomb explosions kill at least 46 in Jos

Two bomb explosions killed at least 46 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police say. The first blast…

11 years ago

Oscar Pistorius ordered to start psychiatric evaluation

Oscar Pistorius has been ordered to start daily tests on Monday to assess his mental state when he killed his…

11 years ago