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Ethiopia's top court has elected a well-known human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi as its first female head.  Ashenafi will be leading Ethiopia's federal supreme...

15 people have been killed in an attack carried out by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno.The attack took place on...

42 members of the Muslim Shi’ite group have been killed in recent deadly clashes between the sect and security forces.The Muslim Shi'ite group on...

South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar on Wednesday returned to the country's capital, Juba. That is his first time returning to the country after...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says air pollution kills an estimated 600,000 children every year.It says air pollution also caused symptoms relating to loss...

Pirates are reported to have hijacked a ship with 11 crew members of the coast of Nigeria.Polish media reports that eight of the crew...

Nigerian officials have reviewed a 24-hour curfew imposed on the Kaduna state on Friday following the murder of a traditional ruler.The paramount ruler of...

Multiple attacks in central and northern Mali has led to the death of two UN peace-keepers on Saturday.The United Nations mission in Mali said...

There is heightened tension in Nigeria's Kaduna state following the gruesome murder of a monarch in the southern part of the state.The paramount ruler...

Five catholic nuns have been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria’s Delta State.Punch reports that the nuns were attacked on their way from a funeral...