U.N. calls for hundreds of millions in more aid to fight Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could last much longer and cost far more in money and lives unless U.N. member states inject hundreds of millions of
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Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city
MOGADISHU, July 12 (Reuters) – A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers
Huge blast in hotel in Somalia’s Kismayu, followed by gunfire – police
A car bomb went off in a hotel in Somalia‘s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers were meeting, followed by gunfire, a police
Bombed Tripoli migrant detention centre being emptied
A migrant detention centre in Tripoli, hit by a deadly air strike last week, is being gradually emptied following a decision by Libyan authorities to release
Court convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday convicted Bosco Ntaganda, a former Congolese military leader, on charges of atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers.
Sudan’s military council, opposition reach power-sharing agreement
Sudan‘s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups have agreed to share power for three years and then hold elections, in
At least 40 killed in strike on Tripoli migrant detention centre
By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI, July 2 (Reuters) – An air strike late on Tuesday hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb
Accident at Glencore mine kills at least 39 in Congo
At least 39 artisanal miners were killed on Thursday when part of a copper and cobalt mine owned byGlencore collapsed in southeast Congo, the provincial governor
Stampede in Madagascar crowd kills 15 and wounds 75
At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded in a stampede at a stadium after a military parade in Madagascar’s capital on Wednesday to
‘Dozens’ killed in foiled Ethiopia coup attempt
Dozens of people were killed in fighting during a foiled coup by a rogue state militia in Ethiopia’s Amhara region at the weekend, the regional
Rwanda’s rhino population grows, tourists expected to increase
Rhino keepers who successfully delivered five endangered black rhinos to Rwanda spent months hugging and coddling them inside their transport boxes to prepare them for
Sudan court orders company to end military-ordered internet blackout
A Sudanese court ordered telecoms operator Zain Sudan on Sunday to restore internet services, a lawyer said, after they were severed nearly three weeks ago
Apartheid negotiators re-unite to boost S. Africa economy
Roelf Meyer, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opposite number as chief negotiator for the National Party (NP) government during the transition to democracy in South Africa, said
Egypt’s toppled president Morsi dies in court
Ousted former Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported. Mursi, a top figure in
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, two others in intensive care
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, June 13 (Reuters) – A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus
Boy dies of Ebola in Uganda in first cross-border case from current Congo outbreak
A five year-old boy has died of Ebola in Uganda, a health official said on Wednesday, in the first case of the disease crossing the
Botswana’s High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Botswana decriminalised homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Same-sex
Congo forces kill 26 Islamist rebels in Ebola zone shootout
Congolese forces killed 26 rebels on Thursday from a group thought to be linked to Islamic State while repelling an attack in east Congo’s Ebola
Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic
Ireland bans US preacher who called for gay executions
An American pastor who said governments should execute gay people and welcomed a shooting at a gay nightclub has become the first person to be