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Separatist militants raided a prison in northwestern Cameroon and freed about 100 inmates, the government and separatists said on Thursday, as the rebels vowed...

There is outrage from many South Africans after a seven year old girl was raped in a restaurant toilet. Police say the girl was raped...

Sudanese officials say an outbreak of a strange disease related to mosquitoes has hit parts of the country. Thousands of people in eastern Sudan...

Over 1,200 people have been arrested by Ethiopian officials for their roles in a deadly violence that erupted in the capital this month.The violence...

Residents of Cape Town in South Africa have staged a street protest. They are demanding action on the increasing rate of poverty and crime...

Police in Madagascar say an American diplomat was found dead at his residence in the country's capital. The diplomat was killed following an attack...

Hundreds of Liberians on Monday protested in the capital, Monrovia, as they express anger at the disappearance of some $104m-worth of bank notes.The protesters...

A court in Rwanda on Monday postponed the trial of a critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame. Diane Rwigara and her mother are facing...

Members of a Swiss merchant vessel crew have been kidnapped by pirates in Nigerian waters.The kidnappers captured the 12 crew members on Saturday, according...

Rescuers in Tanzania on Saturday rescued a man from the ferry that capsized on Thursday killing more than 200 people.Officials said the man, an...