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Ali Zeidan freed after being held for several hours by militiamen
Libya’s PM Ali Zeidan has returned to his office after being held for several hours by militiamen loosely allied to the government. The Libya Revolutionaries...
Madagascar faces bubonic plague epidemic
Experts have warned that Madagascar is facing a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease. The Red Cross and Pasteur Institute...
Libya’s PM Ali Zeidan abducted by gunmen from Tripoli hotel
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been abducted by gunmen in Tripoli. Ali Zeidan was taken from his hotel at dawn "by gunmen to an...
Navy SEAL carries out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants
American officials say US Navy SEALs have carried out two separate raids in Libya and Somalia targeting senior Islamist militants. In Libya, US commandos captured...
Nairobi mall attack suspects named
Kenya military named four men believed to have been involved in the deadly shopping centre attack in Nairobi last month. Al-Shabab militants Abu Baara al-Sudani,...
Al-Shabab militant base attacked from sea in Somalia
Unidentified foreign forces have launched a night-time raid on an al-Shabab militant base in the south Somali town of Barawe from the sea, reports...
Gambia leaves Commonwealth after 48 years
The Republic of the Gambia has decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth, 48 years after joining. The West African nation branded the 54-member grouping, which...
Nairobi mall attack: Kenya intelligence officials to be quizzed by parliament
Kenyan security officials are to be questioned by MPs about alleged intelligence failings over the Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre attack. The head of the parliament's...
White Widow: Interpol issues wanted persons notice for Samantha Lewthwaite at Kenya’s request
Interpol has issued a wanted persons notice for Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, known as the “White Widow”, at Kenya's request. Samantha Lewthwaite, 29, is the widow...
Kenya declares three days of national mourning following Westgate mall attack
Kenya has declared three days of national mourning following the end of the four-day siege by Islamist militants on Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre. President Uhuru...
Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre siege is over
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that the four-day siege involving suspected Islamist militants at Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre is over. Five attackers were shot...
Nairobi mall attack: Security forces comb Westgate shopping centre
The Kenyan stand-off at Westgate shopping centre enters fourth day with security forces combing the Nairobi mall attacked by suspected al-Shabab militants. An explosion and...
Samantha Lewthwaite: White Widow among dead Islamists in Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack?
A dead white woman has been identified among Islamic terrorists killed by soldiers as they stormed Nairobi’s Westgate mall where 62 shoppers were shot...
Nairobi Westgate mall on fire as Kenyan special forces try to bring an end to three-day siege
Kenyan Special Forces were today locked in a fight to the death with Islamic terrorists who have been barricaded inside Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Centre...
Nairobi mall standoff: Confirmed victims
Details are emerging about some of those who died in the attack on Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya, by suspected al-Shabab militants. The standoff...
Nairobi mall attack: Fresh gunfire and explosions inside Westgate complex
Fresh gunfire and explosions have been heard at Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi where militants are said to be holding a number of hostages. Sixty-eight...
Nairobi mall attack: Hostages still in Westgate shopping center
An unknown number of hostages are still inside Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya, after a deadly assault by al-Shabab militants, officials say. At least...
Nairobi Westgate Mall shooting: At least 22 people dead and 50 injured in Kenya
At least 22 people are reported to be dead and more than 50 injured as a gun battle continues between police and armed men...
Kenyan parliament votes to leave International Criminal Court
Kenyan parliament has approved a motion to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) following an emergency debate. A bill to this effect is expected to...
Nelson Mandela released from Pretoria hospital
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has left a Pretoria hospital and has gone to his Johannesburg home, where he is continuing to receive...
Nelson Mandela is still in hospital
Reports that Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital are incorrect, South Africa's presidency says. News outlets earlier quoted sources close to the former South...
Nelson Mandela released from hospital
Nelson Mandela has returned to his home in Johannesburg after a long stay in hospital in Pretoria. The 95-year-old former South African president was admitted...
All Liberia students fail university admission exam
Liberia's Education Minister Etmonia David-Tarpeh says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam. Nearly 25,000...
Nelson Mandela still critical but stable in Pretoria hospital
Nelson Mandela is said to be showing great resilience in hospital though his condition becomes unstable at times. The 95-year-old South African former leader is...
Robert Mugabe sworn in for seventh term as Zimbabwe’s president
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office as the country's president. Thursday has been declared a public holiday to...
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