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Guinea Bissau’s dominant party to boycott new government

Guinea Bissau's dominant political party on Monday rejected President Jose Mario Vaz's newly-appointed prime minister and said it would refuse to join his new...

Gunmen kidnap three UNHCR workers in Sudan’s Darfur

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three workers from the United Nation's refugee agency in Sudan's restive Darfur region, a local official told Reuters on Monday. The...

Thirsty Somalis trek 60 km for water as drought and conflict bite

A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40...

Gambia’s president warns against any form of election violence

Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh has warned that he will harshly deal with anyone involved in unrest or violence in the upcoming presidential elections. While addressing...

Uganda police arrest Rwenzururu king over deadly clashes

Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between police and militia which killed at least 55 people, officials say. Charles...

South Africa’s Zuma faces no-confidence vote by party’s executive panel

South Africa's scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma is facing a vote of no confidence by the ruling party's executive committee, media reported on Monday. The ANC's...

South Sudan ready for new U.N. force deployment

South Sudan's government has said it is ready to accept the deployment of a U.N. regional protection force at any time, after fighting in...

Fresh attack in Kaduna village claims four lives

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Photo Credit: NAN   Four persons were killed while several houses including the house of the village head were burnt Friday,...

[Update] Scores dead in a car bomb blast near a market in Somali capital.

Security officers at the scene of the suicide car bomb, which hit a market in southern Mogadishu. Photo Credit: AP   A suspected car bomb on...

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro attends the closing ceremony of the seventh Cuban Communist Party (PCC) congress in Havana, Cuba, in this handout received...

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