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Niger Charlie Hebdo protests: At least two churches set on fire in Niamey
Fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad have sparked in Niger. At least two churches have been set on fire...
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests: At least 4 people killed during Niger violent protests
Three civilians and a police officer have been killed in violent protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Niger's second city of Zinder, officials...
Malawi floods 2015: Death toll rises to 48 as 23,000 people flee their homes
Heavy flooding in southern Malawi has killed at least 48 and forced 23,000 to leave their homes, President Peter Mutharika said on January 13. The...
Nigeria: Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama accuses West of ignoring Boko Haram threat
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in...
Nigeria: At least 16 people killed in Maiduguri market explosion
A market explosion in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed at least 16 people and injured several others, medics say. Some reports say...
Shell settles Niger Delta oil spill claims for $84 million
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to an $84 million settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spills. Lawyers...
Brincidofovir: Ebola drug trial starts at MSF center in Liberia
A trial of brincidofovir - a potential drug to treat Ebola - has started at a Medecins Sans Frontieres center in Liberia. The antiviral is...
Libya: Greek oil tanker bombed in Derna, two dead
A Greek-operated oil tanker has been attacked by military jets in the Libyan port of Derna, killing two crew members, the Greek authorities have...
Yahya Jammeh returns to Gambia after coup plot
President Yahya Jammeh has returned to The Gambia after a reported coup attempt, sources say. Heavy gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Banjul...
Beji Caid Essebsi sworn in as Tunisia’s president
Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia’s president after winning the country's first free presidential poll. Beji Caid Essebsi, 88, secured victory last...
Ebola outbreak: Patient zero Emile Ouamouno likely infected by playing with bats
According to scientists, a two-year-old boy called Emile Ouamouno from Guinea - the Ebola victim who is believed to have triggered the current outbreak...
AirAsia missing plane: Debris and body spotted floating in Java Sea
Indonesian search teams have spotted debris and a body at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, officials say. Several objects and a...
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone imposes mandatory lockdown
In an attempt to contain the Ebola epidemic, Sierra Leone has declared lockdown of at least three days in the north of the country. Shops,...
Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi wins first free presidential poll
Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia's first free presidential poll. The veteran politician secured 55.68% of the vote in Sunday's run-off,...
Tunisia elections 2014: Beji Caid Essebsi claims poll win while Moncef Marzouki refuses to admit defeat
Tunisian candidate Moncef Marzouki has refused to admit defeat in the country's first free presidential election after exit polls suggested Beji Caid Essebsi had...
Tunisia elections 2014: Presidential run-off winner to be country’s first freely elected leader
Tunisia is choosing its first freely elected president in a run-off election seen as a landmark in the country's move to democracy. Secular-leaning Nidaa Tounes...
Ebola 2014: Liberia holds postponed elections
Liberia is voting in an election that was postponed in October because of the Ebola outbreak. Liberians are choosing representatives to the country's senate. Among the...
Ebola outbreak: Unreported bodies found in Kono, Sierra Leone
A number of bodies have been discovered by health officials in Kono, a remote diamond-mining area of Sierra Leone, raising fears that the scale...
Oscar Pistorius prosecutors granted appeal
South African Judge Thokozile Masipa has ruled that prosecutors can appeal against the "culpable homicide" conviction of double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius. Oscar Pistorius, 27,...
Oscar Pistorius verdict appeal delayed
Judge Thokozile Masipa has delayed to December 10 her ruling on whether prosecutors can appeal against what they call the "shockingly light" sentence passed...
Robert Mugabe sacks Zimbabwe’s VP Joice Mujuru over murder plot
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has dismissed his vice-president, Joice Mujuru, after accusing her of plotting to kill him. Robert Mugabe also sacked seven other ministers...
Shrien Dewani cleared of murdering wife Anni during South Africa honeymoon
Shrien Dewani has been cleared of murdering his wife Anni during their South Africa honeymoon, after the judge threw out the case. Judge Jeanette Traverso...
ICC drops charges against Uhuru Kenyatta
Charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta have been withdrawn by prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Uhuru...
Nelson Mandela commemoration events held in South Africa
South Africa is marking one year since the death of Nelson Mandela with numerous events held across the country, including a wreath-laying ceremony and...
Robert Mugabe accuses VP Joice Mujuru of plotting to assassinate him
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has spoken of his anger that his embattled VP Joice Mujuru allegedly plotted to assassinate him and accused her of...
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