African hero doctor dies from Ebola virus

2014-07-31 09:49:43

A leading doctor who risked his own life to treat dozens of Ebola patients died on Tuesday from the disease, officials said.

Liberia shuts schools as Ebola spreads

2014-07-31 09:41:31

Liberia will close schools and consider quarantining some communities, rolling out tough measures to halt the worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.

At least 24 dead in Guinea beach concert stampede

2014-07-30 11:04:40

At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at a beachside concert in Guinea's capital Conakry, with Guinea's Presidency declaring a week of mourning.

Libyan warplane crashes in Benghazi

2014-07-30 10:16:27

A warplane crashed on Tuesday in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi while carrying out bombing missions against armed Islamist groups.

Liberian man in Lagos being tested for Ebola

2014-07-26 09:27:57

A Liberian man is being tested for the deadly Ebola virus after he collapsed on arrival at an airport in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people, the Lagos State Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Fierce Libya fights raise specter of failed African state

2014-07-26 09:27:57

Heavy black smoke rose over southern Tripoli on Thursday after rival militias exchanged artillery and rocket fire in a battle over the Libyan capital's airport that has killed around 50 people in weeks of fighting.

Forces find Air Algerie black box

2014-07-26 09:27:57

Likeliest cause is weather, but terrorism not being ruled out

Armed clashes set Libya's Tripoli ablaze

2014-07-29 09:31:19

huge fire at an oil depot in Libya's capital Tripoli set part of the city ablaze on Monday after being hit by warring militia's rocket attacks.

Experts to begin probe

2014-07-28 20:37:36

The second black box from the Air Algerie plane disaster was recovered on Saturday at the crash site in Mali as investigators headed to the scene to determine the cause of the tragedy.

Families mourn Air Algerie crash victims

2014-07-28 20:37:36

Family members of those killed on the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali were taken to the wreckage to grieve on Saturday as French President Francois Hollande announced three days of mourning.

PM says bad weather to blame for Air Algerie crash

2014-07-28 20:35:45

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said on Saturday that bad weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight which killed all 118 people aboard.

2nd black box of Air Algerie jet found

2014-07-27 07:54:52

UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said Saturday that its experts have found the second black box of the Air Algerie jet that fell and disintegrated in northern Mali, killing all 118 onboard.