South Sudan president and rebel leader sign 'power sharing' deal
2015-02-02 08:55:07
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar signed a power sharing agreement on Monday, African diplomatic sources said, edging closer to a final deal to end a 15-month conflict that has ravaged the world's newest country.
Egypt's Sisi cuts short Ethiopia visit after deadly Sinai attacks
2015-01-30 16:44:45
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to the Ethiopian capital for an African Union summit, following a wave of deadly attacks on Thursday night in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula claimed by Islamic State's Egypt wing.
Weekly Ebola cases below 100, WHO says endgame begins
2015-01-30 09:42:11
The number of new confirmed Ebola cases totalled 99 in the week to Jan 25, the lowest tally since June 2014, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, signalling the tide might have turned against the epidemic.
WFP cuts food rations to 150,000 refugees in Uganda
2015-01-28 13:07:29
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday announced that it is forced to reduce food rations to almost 150,000 refugees living in Uganda because of insufficient funding.
Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
2015-01-28 09:29:50
Heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli favoured by Libyan officials and visiting delegations on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, including foreigners, before blowing themselves up with a grenade.
Five foreigners, three guards killed in Libyan hotel attack
2015-01-27 21:51:00
Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Libya's capital Tuesday, killing at least five foreigners and three guards, authorities said.
3 killed as IS affiliates launch attack on Libya hotel
2015-01-27 20:10:10
At least two Islamic State (IS) affiliates launched an attack on Libya's biggest hotel in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing three people and injured several others, according to security sources.
3,000 child soldiers released in South Sudan: UN
2015-01-27 19:18:55
About 3,000 children will be gradually released from an armed group in South Sudan, the United Nations children's agency said after a group of 280 children were freed on Tuesday.
Sons of Egypt's Mubarak released in corruption charges
2015-01-26 18:45:55
Alaa and Gamal, the two sons of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, have been released from prison, official MENA news agency reported on Monday.
Egypt museum admits King Tut's beard broke off
2015-01-25 10:16:06
The Egyptian Museum acknowledged the mask of King Tutankhamun had been glued back together after being damaged, but insisted the item could be restored.
UN staff member kidnapped in Central African Republic - UN spokesman
2015-01-20 19:20:04
Armed men in the capital of Central African Republic kidnapped a staff member with the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSCA on Tuesday.
Zambia votes for new president
2015-01-20 15:27:24
Zambians lined up at polling stations on Tuesday to vote for a successor to President Michael Sata, who died in October after a long illness.