World / Africa

French-Swiss aid worker kidnapped in Mali town of Gao 25 Dec 2016 - 09:47 am

BAMAKO: A female French-Swiss aid worker was kidnapped in the city of Gao in northern Mali on Saturday afternoon, a spokesman for the...

Nigeria: Army claims capture of Boko Haram stronghold 24 Dec 2016 - 05:32 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s army has driven Boko Haram militants out of their strongest hideout in the dreaded Sambisa Forest, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Nigerian army 'crushes' Boko Haram in one of last strongholds: Buhari 24 Dec 2016 - 03:18 pm

Abuja: The Nigerian army has defeated Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest, one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

All-night talks fail to reach DR Congo deal 24 Dec 2016 - 12:02 pm

Kinshasa: Hopes of a deal to end DR Congo's dangerous political crisis before Christmas were faltering Saturday after fruitless all-night talks over President...

West African troops ready 'to force' Jammeh out 23 Dec 2016 - 09:56 pm

Bamako: West Africa's regional bloc has put standby forces on alert in case Gambian president Yahya Jammeh does not step down when his...

Angola declares end to deadly yellow fever in decades 23 Dec 2016 - 09:07 pm

Luanda: Angola declared the end of the world's worst yellow fever epidemic in a generation on Friday after a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign of...

Five dead & dozens injured in Ghana gas station blast 23 Dec 2016 - 09:07 pm

Accra: Five people were killed and dozens injured following an explosion and fire at a gas station in Ghana's capital Accra, the police...

Freed Chibok schoolgirls return home for holidays 23 Dec 2016 - 09:05 pm

Chibok: A GROUP of 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram militants in October after two-and-a-half years in captivity in northeastern Nigeria were...

Congo political crisis deal final: Mediators 23 Dec 2016 - 09:02 pm

Kinshasa: A DEAL aimed at ending DR Congo's political crisis caused by President Joseph Kabila's clinging to power is close but will not...

1,880 rescued from Boko Haram in a week 23 Dec 2016 - 02:28 am

Lagos: Nigerian troops have rescued 1,880 civilians from a Boko Haram redoubt in the restive northeast in the past week and arrested hundreds...

DRC: 22 dead in anti-Kabila demonstrations 22 Dec 2016 - 10:18 am

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo: The Congolese National Police on Wednesday announced the official death toll of protests that followed the end of...

Nigeria: Whistle blowers to get 5% of recovered funds 22 Dec 2016 - 10:14 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria has approved a policy that offers protection for anyone who blew whistle on corruption acts as well as reward whistle...

Gambian court hears Pres. Jammeh’s election petition 22 Dec 2016 - 10:10 am

BANJUL, Gambia: The hearing of a petition seeking to annul the results of Gambia’s recent presidential elections filed by the small nation’s strongman...

S Sudan, Sudan seek to settle border demarcation 22 Dec 2016 - 10:05 am

JUBA, South Sudan: South Sudan hopes to agree on border demarcation, oil deal and power generation with its northern neighbor Sudan, key among...

In Ivory Coast haven, 'cursed children' find a blessing 22 Dec 2016 - 09:51 am

Katiola, Ivory Coast: Gerard, a bright-eyed eight-year-old with closely-cropped hair, tucks into his meal, showing no signs of thinking about how very close...

Gambia’s Jammeh defies African leaders, says he will not step down 21 Dec 2016 - 08:09 pm

BANJUL: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh vowed to stay in power when his mandate ends in January, defying calls from West African leaders to...

Nigerian soldiers beg for food, water in video leak 21 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: A video showing dozens of Nigerian soldiers complaining about lack of food and water at their camp has surfaced on social...

Nigeria: 8 children killed as vehicle hits Mawlid rally 21 Dec 2016 - 12:22 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least eight schoolchildren were killed late Tuesday when a van rammed into a religious procession in Nigeria’s northeastern state of...