Two female bombers kill 30 in Nigeria
2014-11-25 21:15:40
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up Tuesday in a crowded market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, killing at least 30 people, said witnesses and a security official.
Libya's rival ruler could ban UN envoy, complicating peace talks
2014-11-25 19:01:45
Libya's rival government may forbid a UN official from entering the territory it controls, a move that could make it harder to negotiate an end to a violent struggle for power that threatens to tear the country apart.
Real-time data is answer to Ebola crisis - UNICEF
2014-11-25 10:07:33
As the global community battles the Ebola crisis sweeping across West Africa, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is investigating new approaches to combat the epidemic.
Morocco King due to visit China for better ties
2014-11-25 08:57:18
King Mohammed VI of Morocco will pay an official visit to the China on November 27 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the royal cabinet said on Monday in a press release.
Liberia free of Ebola by Christmas, says president
2014-11-24 21:02:50
Liberia's president on Monday urged her countrymen to double their efforts to reach the government's goal of having zero new Ebola cases by Dec. 25, a target some experts have described as highly ambitious.
Kenyan experts root for better anti-terror intelligence
2014-11-24 20:58:58
The horrific terror attack that claimed 28 civilians in Kenya's Mandera County on Saturday is a confirmation the east African nation remains a soft target for militants from neighboring Somalia.
17 dead, dozens missing due to flood in Morocco
2014-11-24 16:07:43
Seventeen people were killed and dozens missing on Sunday in southern Morocco in flash flood caused by heavy rain, authorities said.
Nine on Interpol wanted list for environmental crimes
2014-11-24 10:47:08
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on Sunday appealed to the public to help offer information that will lead to the arrest of nine most wanted suspects.
China-donated lab breaks ground in Sierra Leone
2014-11-21 08:58:16
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma on Thursday ceremonially broke ground on a China-donated permanent fixed bio-safety level III laboratory aimed to test bacterial and other fungal diseases in the country.
Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leader over calls of protests
2014-11-20 22:35:13
Egyptian police on Thursday arrested a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader over his calls for mass protests against state institutions, official news agency MENA reported.
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2014-11-20 14:07:05
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China, Nigeria pen multi-billion-dollar rail contract
2014-11-20 13:19:35
China and Nigeria signed an official construction contract early Thursday, Beijing time, to build a railway along the African country's coast, China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd. (CRCC) said.