Female suicide bomber kills 15 in NE Nigeria market: police

2015-07-26 20:57:22

At least 15 people were killed after a female suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at a market in Damaturu city of Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State on Sunday, local police said.

Nineteen people drown in shipwreck on Nile River

2015-07-23 10:21:22

At least 19 people died Wednesday in a shipwreck on Nile River in Cairo, capital of Egypt, according to the statement from the Egyptian Interior Ministry.

China offers multi-million USD grant to Kenya

2015-07-23 09:04:37

China and Kenya on Wednesday signed an agreement of an approximately $17 million Chinese grant to finance three projects in Kenya, including the repatriation of Somali refugees.

Tunisia arrests 12 terrorism suspects

2015-07-22 09:26:49

Tunisian authorities said on Tuesday that the security forces have arrested 12 terrorism suspects in connection with the terrorist attack that left 38 people dead at a hotel in Sousse in June.

UN chief calls for peaceful elections in Burundi

2015-07-21 10:49:11

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called upon the Burundian government to strive for a peaceful and secure atmosphere for the upcoming presidential election.

China donates 50 vehicles to Tanzania to support anti-poaching efforts

2015-07-20 08:56:18

Tanzania's anti-poaching crusade received a boost on Sunday when the Chinese government donated 50 special vehicles worth $1.3 million for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves.

50 killed as blasts hit Muslim praying ground in Nigeria

2015-07-17 20:57:15

Fifty people were killed in twin blasts that hit a Muslim praying ground in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, an official told Xinhua.

S. Africa trade wins boost

2015-07-15 07:59:24

China and South Africa pledged on Monday to collaborate on the development of ports, oil, gas resources and fisheries.

S. Africa to utilize Chinese model in 're-industrialization'

2015-07-13 09:42:00

South Africa will utilize the Chinese model in its "re-industrialization" process, the presidency said on Sunday.

Egypt's Sisi approves new parliamentary election law

2015-07-10 16:37:55

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ratified amendments to an election law regulating electoral constituencies late Thursday, paving the way for setting a date for the long-delayed parliamentary poll, state-run news agency MENA reported.

More than 9,000 xenophobic violence suspects arrested in S. Africa

2015-07-08 00:27:45

South African police have arrested 9,098 people suspected of committing a variety of crimes in a nationwide operation following the recent wave of xenophobic violence.

Six killed in suicide bomb attack in NE Nigeria: police

2015-07-06 08:50:01

Nigeria's police in northeast state of Yobe on Sunday confirmed the killing of six persons in a suicide bomb attack on a church in Potiskum, a commercial town.