Four killed, scores wounded in clashes across Egypt
2013-12-28 09:59:26
Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least four dead in protests after the army-backed government declared the group a terrorist organisation.
South Sudan army announces victory in Malakal
2013-12-28 06:02:52
South Sudanese army on Friday announced the end of fighting in Malakal, the capital city of Upper Nile State, with a great victory against the forces loyal to former South Sudanese vice-president Riek Machar after four days of violent clashes.
S. Sudan rebels seize oil wells, talks urged
2013-12-27 12:29:59
Rebels in South Sudan have seized some oil wells and captured half of the capital of the main oil-producing region, the government and army said on Thursday as African leaders held talks to avert civil war.
Dozens of bodies recovered after CAR violence
2013-12-27 09:16:15
Red Cross workers have recovered 44 bodies from the streets of Central African Republic's capital Bangui, they said on Thursday after inter-religious fighting in the last two days.
5 wounded in explosion on bus in Cairo
2013-12-26 17:01:08
At least five people were wounded in a bomb attack on bus outside a school compound in the Nasr city district in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
3 wounded in explosion in Cairo
2013-12-26 16:39:15
At least three people were wounded in a huge explosion outside a school compound in the Nasr city district in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
Egypt government ends hopes for reconciliation
2013-12-26 13:18:18
The Egyptian government ended hopes for reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday when declaring the group as a terrorist organization after a suicide bomb attack on a police station that killed 16 people, experts said.
97 Chinese workers evacuated from S Sudan to Khartoum
2013-12-25 20:45:48
A total of 97 Chinese oil workers on Wednesday arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after being evacuated from South Sudan due to the widespread clashes there.
UN chief condemns bomb attack in Egypt
2013-12-25 13:19:08
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Egypt that has left at least 14 dead and more than 100 others wounded.
UN mission saves resources for refugees in S.Sudan
2013-12-25 12:22:56
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday began the relocation of non-critical staff from Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to the Ugandan city of Entebbe in a bid to save its limited resources for more than 20, 000 civilians who sought refuge in its base.
S Sudan army retake strategic town
2013-12-25 10:09:12
South Sudan's army announced it had reseized the strategic town of Bor from the hands of military forces loyal to former vice-president Riek Machar.