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Kenya: Al-Shabab kills 36 Christians near Mandera
Thirty six people, mostly Christian quarry workers, have been killed by al-Shabab militants near the north Kenyan town of Mandera. The attackers from the Somalia-based...
Hosni Mubarak murder trial: Egypt court dismisses charges due to lack of jurisdiction
An Egyptian court has dismissed charges against former President Hosni Mubarak for conspiring in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising due to...
Nigeria: Scores of people killed in three explosions at Kano’s Central Mosque
Scores of people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano,...
Ebola outbreak: 15-minute blood and saliva test to be trialed in Guinea
British scientists will trial a 15-minute blood and saliva Ebola test in Guinea. The solar-powered, portable laboratory should deliver results six times faster than tests...
Tunisia votes in first presidential election since Arab Spring
Tunisia is voting in the first presidential election since the 2011 Arab Spring revolution that triggered uprisings across the region. Twenty seven candidates are in...
Kenya bus attack: Al-Shabab militants kill 28 people in Mandera
Al-Shabab militants have confirmed that they have attacked a bus in northern Kenya, killing 28 people. The bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was...
WHO: Madagascar bubonic plague outbreak kills 40 people and infects almost 80
According to the World Health Organization, a plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed 40 people and infected almost 80 others. The WHO warned of the...
Zimbabwe stadium stampede: At least 11 people dead after Walter Magaya religious service
At least 11 people have been killed in a stampede after a religious service in a stadium in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, police say. Four people died...
DR Congo declared Ebola free
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended after three months, the country's health minister says. The current outbreak claimed at least...
Nigeria: Boko Haram militants seize Chibok
According to new reports, Boko Haram militants have seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, the home of more than 200 schoolgirls the insurgents...
Ebola treatment: Clinical trials to start in West Africa in December
Clinical trials for an effective Ebola treatment are to start in West Africa in December. The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which has been...
Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 5,160
The Ebola outbreak death toll has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced in a new report. The frequency of new cases...
Sierra Leone Ebola health workers on strike
Health workers treating Ebola patients at a clinic in Sierra Leone have gone on strike, protesting about the government's failure to pay an agreed...
Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Morocco will not host tournament over Ebola fears
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals will not take place in Morocco because of the country’s fears over the Ebola outbreak elsewhere on...
Nigeria: At least 47 students killed in Potiskum school blast
A suicide bombing at a school assembly in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Potiskum has killed at least 47 students, police have said. The explosion...
Ebola crisis fund set up by African business leaders
An emergency fund has been set up by top African business leaders to help countries hit by the Ebola outbreak. After a meeting in Addis...
Libya’s elected parliament dissolved by Supreme Court
Libya's Supreme Court has invalidated the elected parliament after a legal challenge by a group of politicians. Libya's parliament was internationally recognized. The court said the...
Burkina Faso army to install transitional government
Burkina Faso's army has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore resigned. The move came after...
Burkina Faso crisis: Opposition calls for mass rally in protest at army takeover
Burkina Faso’s opposition parties and civic groups have called a mass rally for Sunday, November 2, in protest at the army takeover after the...
Burkina Faso: President Blaise Campaore resigns following violent protests
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has resigned following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Blaise Compaore issued a statement saying the...
Burkina Faso declares state of emergency
Burkina Faso army has announced emergency measures - including the formation of a transitional government - after a day of violent protests. Protesters angered by...
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. Correspondents say the city hall...
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 Health Organization (WHO) has...
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 government says. Michael Sata, who...
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 girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Last week,...
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