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Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead in Nnewi Gas Plant Explosion
Dozens of people are reported killed in an explosion at an industrial gas plant in south-eastern Nigeria. A truck is said to have exploded as...
Christmas Celebration Banned in Somalia
Somalia's government has decided to ban Christmas celebration in the country, warning that such Christian festivities could threaten the nation's Muslim faith. An official at...
Air France Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya
An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris has requested an emergency landing in Kenya after a suspect package was discovered in the toilet. The...
Rwanda Referendum: Paul Kagame Allowed to Extend Term in Office
The majority of Rwandans have voted to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show. Some 98% of voters...
Rwanda Referendum 2015: President Paul Kagame Seeks Third Term
Rwanda is voting in a referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office. Most voters, some...
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Names Third Finance Minister in a Week
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has announced he is replacing newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen with Pravin Gordhan. On December 9, Jacob Zuma...
Gambia Proclaimed Islamic Republic
President Yahya Jammeh has declared Gambia an Islamic republic, saying the move marks a break with the colonial past. Yahya Jammeh told state TV the...
Oscar Pistorius Released on Bail after Murder Conviction
Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail while he awaits sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013. Judges changed the South African Olympic...
Oscar Pistorius New Verdict: Double Amputee Champion Found Guilty of Murder by Appeals Court
The verdict in Oscar Pistorius case has been changed to murder. The Paralympic champion has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals...
Pope Francis Honors Christian Martyrs in Uganda
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are attending a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Uganda. Pope Francis is speaking at a Catholic shrine dedicated to...
Pope Francis Celebrates Holy Mass in Kenya
Pope Francis has celebrated Holy Mass attended by thousands of people at the University of Nairobi campus in Kenya. The Pope made a plea for...
Mali Hotel Siege: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Declares State of Emergency
Mali has declared a 10-day state of emergency following the attack on Radisson Blu Hotel by suspected Islamist militants in the capital, Bamako, in...
Mali Radisson Blu Hotel Attack Leaves at Least Three Dead
At least three people have been killed after gunmen launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali's capital, Bamako. Two...
World’s Second-Biggest Diamond Recovered from Botswana Mine
The world's second-largest diamond has been discovered in Botswana. The 1,111-carat stone was recovered from the Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine, about 300 miles north of...
Lake Chad State of Emergency Declared after Boko Haram Attacks
Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people were killed in a suspected...
Ebola Outbreak 2015: WHO to Declare Sierra Leone Free of Disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to confirm that Sierra Leone is free of Ebola. The Ebola outbreak killed almost 4,000 people in Sierra...
Oscar Pistorius Case: Prosecutors Appeal against Conviction
Prosecutors have started an appeal hearing on whether Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder instead of culpable homicide. Oscar Pistorius, 28, was released from...
Somalia Hotel Attack: At Least 15 People Killed in al-Shabab Assault at Sahafi Hotel
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack claimed by al-Shabab on a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu,...
Tanzania Elections 2015: John Pombe Magufuli Wins Presidency
John Pombe Magufuli has won Tanzania’s presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. His main rival, opposition Ukawa coalition candidate Edward...
Ivory Coast Elections 2015: Alassane Ouattara Wins Second Term with 84% of Vote
Alassane Ouattara has won a second five-year term as Ivory Coast’s president with nearly 84% of the vote, electoral commission officials say. He won a...
Libya: Helicopter Crashes in Tripoli Killing at Least 12 People
A helicopter has crashed in Libya’s capital Tripoli killing at least 12 people, security sources say. The helicopter had been carrying cash for a local...
Congo-Brazzaville Referendum Backs Denis Sassou Nguesso’s Third-Term Bid
Congo-Brazzaville's controversial referendum has approved constitutional changes to allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third term with more than 92% of...
Ivory Coast Elections 2015: President Alassane Ouattara Running for Second Term
Ivory Coast is holding the first presidential election since the civil war ended in 2011. The bitterly contested presidential election has been marred by prominent...
Tanzania Elections 2015: Ruling CCM Party Faces Challenge from Ukawa Coalition
Tanzanians are expected to polls in the country’s most tightly contested general elections, as a new opposition coalition tries to end the governing party's...
Congo-Brazzaville Referendum to Decide on Denis Sassou Nguesso Third Term
Voters in Congo-Brazzaville are expected to polls in a referendum on constitutional changes that would allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to stand for a...
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