What you need to know about Burkina Faso hotel attack

2016-01-16 14:27:05

At least 21 were killed and 15 others wounded after an Al-Qaida affiliate attacked the Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, and took hostages there Friday.

Burkina Faso hotel siege ends; 126 rescued, 3 attackers killed

2016-01-16 10:08:00

A total of 126 hostages have been freed from a Burkina Faso hotel seized by Al-Qaida militants after security operation killed four attackers.

At least 20 victims from Burkina hotel attack: hospital director

2016-01-16 08:36:37

Around 20 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a hotel in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday.

Sierra Leone investigating suspected Ebola death

2016-01-15 09:59:35

Sierra Leone's Health Ministry is investigating a suspected Ebola death in Tonkolili district, hours after the WHO said transmission of the virus in West Africa had ended.

UN chief welcomes end of Ebola transmission in Liberia

2016-01-15 09:34:05

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the World Health Organization marking the end of Ebola transmission in Liberia.

Egypt's new parliamentary speaker welcomed by China

2016-01-12 21:31:58

China welcomes the election of a new speaker of the Egyptian parliament, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday.

3 foreign tourists injured in Egypt's Hurghada hotel attack

2016-01-09 08:07:34

Three tourists, a Swedish and two Austrians nationals, suffered minor injuries in an attack by unidentified gunmen targeting a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea city of Hurghada on Friday, MENA quoted Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou as saying.

Holding up half the African sky

2016-01-22 08:41:12

China is working with the International Trade Centre, a 50-year-old, Geneva-based organization, to build the competitiveness of smaller African businesses and link them to the global value chain.

7 policemen, 3 civilians killed in Egypt's Giza blast

2016-01-22 09:24:11

A blast killed 10 people, including seven policemen Thursday evening as security forces raided a terrorist hideout in Egypt's Giza province near the capital Cairo.

Photo exhibition held to mark 60th anniversary of China-Egypt ties

2016-01-20 19:15:39

Photo exhibition held to mark 60th anniversary of China-Egypt ties

UN chief welcomes nomination of Libya's new unity gov't

2016-01-20 16:05:06

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday welcomed the announcement that a new unity government has been nominated in Libya under a UN-backed plan.

Gunmen kill 3 officials near Burundi's capital

2016-01-20 11:00:05

Unidentified riding a motorcycle Monday evening shot dead three officials in a bar at Bwiza, near the Burundian capital Bujumbura city center, before riding away, the Burundian police spokesman said Tuesday.