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Nigeria elections 2015: Voting extended after delays and attacks
Voting in parts of Nigeria have been extended until Sunday, March 29, after delays and a number of attacks. Technical problems with new biometric cards...
Nigeria elections 2015: Goodluck Jonathan faces strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria has begun voting for a new president, with incumbent Goodluck Jonathan facing a strong challenge from Muhammadu Buhari. It is said to be the...
Ebola outbreak 2015: Sierra Leone imposes three-day lockdown
Sierra Leone authorities have imposed a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home. There is...
Bardo Museum reopening delayed over security concerns
Tunisia's Bardo museum reopening after last week’s attack that killed at least 22 people has been delayed until March 29. Bardo museum had been due...
Tunisia Bardo Museum due to reopen less than a week after attack
Bardo Museum in Tunisia’s capital is due to reopen less than a week after gunmen killed at least 22 people, mostly European tourists. A concert...
Tunisia Bardo Museum attack: Six police chiefs fired following attack
Six Tunisian police chiefs have been fired following last week's attack on the famous Bardo Museum, PM Habib Essid has announced. PM Habib Essid had...
Tunisia Bardo museum attack: Security video shows attackers inside museum
A video released by the Tunisian government shows gunmen walking through the Bardo museum during the attack that killed 25 people on March 18. At...
Global Trade Peaking in Africa by Way of the Middle East
As the world economy becomes more globalized, developed nations are starting to look at those that are less wealthy as prime places to trade...
Tunisia Bardo Museum attack: Who were the victims?
According to Tunisian authorities, 23 people were killed - though it is not clear if totals provided by the authorities include the gunmen. Some...
Tunisia museum attack: Nine people arrested as ISIS claims responsibility
Tunisian authorities have arrested 9 people in connection with Bardo Museum attack in Tunis on March 18, the Tunisian presidency says. The attack left 23...
Tunisia museum attack: 19 dead after gunmen storm Bardo Museum
Seventeen foreign tourists and two Tunisians have been killed after gunmen targeted Bardo Museum in Tunis, PM Habib Essid says. Italian, Spanish, Polish and German...
Oscar Pistorius loses appeal challenge at Johannesburg High Court
Oscar Pistorius' defense team has failed to block an appeal by prosecutors against his acquittal on murder charges. The South African Paralympian was cleared of...
Chad closes schools and universities after deadly helmet protests
All schools and universities in Chad have been closed after deadly protests over new regulations requiring motorbike riders to wear a helmet. At least three...
Simone Gbagbo trial: Ivory Coast’s former first lady sentenced to 20 years in jail
Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found responsible for the 2010 post-election tragedy. Simone...
ISIS kidnaps nine foreign oil workers in Libya raid
ISIS militants have reportedly kidnapped nine foreign oil workers in a raid in Libya after beheading eight guards. Four Filipinos, an Austrian, a Bangladeshi, a...
Boko Haram: Niger and Chad launch offensive against Nigeria’s militant group
Niger and Chad forces have launched a ground and air offensive against militant group Boko Haram in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say. The campaign is said...
Abubakar Shekau announces Boko Haram joins ISIS
According to an audio statement, Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (ISIS). The message, which has not be verified, was posted on the...
Hifikepunye Pohamba wins $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for African leadership
Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba has won the 2014 Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership. The Mo Ibrahim prize is the world's most valuable individual award. The...
Ebola outbreak 2015: Sierra Leone VP Samuel Sam-Sumana in quarantine
Sierra Leone Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola. Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would stay out...
Zephany Nurse: Stolen baby found after 17 years in South Africa
An astonishing coincidence has led to the discovery of Zephany Nurse, who was stolen from her mother’s arms in Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Lawyers launch legal bid to prevent prosecutors appeal
Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have launched a legal bid to prevent prosecutors from appealing against his acquittal on murder charges. Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled in December...
South Africa: EFF lawmakers ejected from parliament during Jacob Zuma’s annual speech
The South African parliament descended into chaos as leftist lawmakers scuffled with security during a key annual speech by President Jacob Zuma. The Economic Freedom...
Nigeria elections 2015: Electoral commission delays vote by six weeks over security fears
Nigeria has postponed the February 14 presidential election to March 28 over concerns about the security situation. The country’s electoral commission chief Attahiru Jega said...
Eugene de Kock: South Africa’s apartheid killer Prime Evil paroled after 20 years in jail
South African apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail. The death squad commander was nicknamed "Prime Evil" for...
Zambia holds presidential election caused by Michael Sata’s death
Zambia is voting in a presidential election caused by the death of Michael Sata in 2014. The vote is expected to be a close contest...
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