At least three aid workers were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked an army base in the northeastern town Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials, MSF, has suspended its medical activities in the northeastern Nigerian town of Rann after a deadly attack on aid workers by suspected Boko Haram fighters in the […]
Thousands in Algeria have taken to the streets angry at 81-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to seek a fifth term in office. Police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Algiers. Anti-government protests are rare in Algeria but several broke out after Mr Bouteflika confirmed his candidacy. He has rarely been seen in public […]
Many parts of the country have been hit by unseasonable downpours, which have caused travel disruption. Although Kenya straddles the equator, it is not a particularly wet country. The rain-bearing intertropical belt of cloud passes quickly through the country, usually in April and again in October. These rains are known as the North and South […]
Two soldiers reportedly killed after explosion at a security checkpoint outside parliament in Mogadishu. A car bomb detonated near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu, killing at least two people and wounding several others, a senior police officer said. The bomb exploded on Sunday at a security checkpoint after soldiers intercepted and stopped a suspicious […]
Ethnic strife in nation’s northeast claims dozens of lives in 48 hours after flight of tens of thousands since December. Ethnic strife in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed dozens of lives in recent days, according to officials. Local civil society leader Jean Bosco Lalu told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that at least […]
DAKAR, Senegal — President Macky Sall of Senegal was poised for a strong re-election victory, according to preliminary results announced on Thursday. The outcome was nearly guaranteed after the leader used his power to make sure he faced little competition on the ballot. Mr. Sall won a second term with 58 percent of the vote, […]
By James Jeffrey *Since this story was reported, there have been reports of additional restrictions being introduced at the Zalambessa crossing point, making it harder to cross without official authorisation, while other crossing points operate more freely. The situation remains fluid. The sudden peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the opening of their previously closed and […]
President Macky Sall has won Sunday’s presidential election in Senegal, the country’s prime minister said. Mahammed Dionne, citing a provincial tally, said Sall garnered at least 57% of the votes cast in Sunday’s poll. “We must congratulate President Macky Sall for his first round election victory,” Dionne said early on Monday at a news conference in […]
Jacob Zuma has resigned as president of South Africa after facing pressure from his own party to do so. His presidency covered more than a third of South Africa’s time after apartheid, but it was dogged by scandal. So what led to him quitting? Here’s a timeline of the key events. 14 June 2005: Out […]
Jacob Zuma has not had an easy retirement. In the five months since he stood, glumly, before the cameras to concede that he had lost the battle to cling onto South Africa’s presidency, he has been forced to endure multiple humiliations. He has been charged with corruption, has seen his son, Duduzane, taken to court […]