Africa

Boko Haram terrorists have killed at least 11 Chadian soldiers in the Lake Chad region bordering Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. “The Chadian army lost 11 men including three officers… and six soldiers were wounded,” the regional authority told media on Sunday, adding that Chadian soldiers killed “26 Boko Haram …

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff and the head of the northern state of Amhara were killed in two separate but related attacks when a general tried to seize control of Amhara in an attempted coup, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. Amhara state president Ambachew Mekonnen and his adviser …

Tens of thousands of protesters went back onto the streets of Algiers on Friday to demand the departure of interim President Abdelkader Bensalah and Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui. Protesters see the pair as part of the old guard that has run the North African country since independence from France in …

Hundreds of Sudanese have rallied to denounce a deadly crackdown on protesters outside the military headquarters in Khartoum earlier this month and urge junta rulers to cede power to civilians. Protests were held in each of the state capitals of Wad Madani, al-Ubayyid and Port Sudan to call for the …

Mauritania is heading to the polls in what may result in the first democratic transition of power since the West African country achieved independence in 1960. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz seized power in a coup in 2008 but has agreed to step down and abide by a two-term limit …

Three suspected al-Shabab militants have been killed after they attacked a police camp in Kenya’s eastern County of Garissa, close to the border with Somalia, police say. Other fighters were repulsed by security officers, a statement said. At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed in an al-Shabab bomb attack …

Militants have launched a triple bombing attack in northeast Nigeria killing a multitude of people in Borno State. Local emergency services workers reported on Monday that 30 people had died in the triple blasts in the town of Konduga, 25 kilometers from the state capital Maiduguri. They said three bombers …

A record number of almost seven million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan, despite a peace agreement which has largely stopped fighting after more than five years of war, UN agencies warned Friday. “Every year, hunger reaches new and unprecedented levels in South Sudan with millions of people …

Egypt is attempting to halt the sale of an ancient statue at Christie’s auction house in London over concerns that it may have been stolen. The 11-inch statue with features reminiscent of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun is set to lead a London auction on July 4, according to Christie’s. Egypt’s Ministry …

The risk of migrants and refugees becoming shipwrecked in the Mediterranean and dying at sea is the highest it has ever been due to a lack of NGO rescue ships and the conflict in Libya hastening departures at an alarming rate, the UN has warned. “If we do not intervene …

Canada’s foreign ministry on Thursday said that Canadian citizens had been kidnapped in Ghana and that it was working closely with local authorities. The families of those abducted have been informed and they are receiving assistance, according to a statement from the ministry, which provided no further details. The foreign …

Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp in central Khartoum. Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s offer marked a step-back from the army’s decision to cancel …

At least four people, including one civilian, have been killed in militant attacks on a number of security checkpoints in Egypt’s northern Sinai, medics and security sources say. Egypt’s Extra News television said on Wednesday that Egyptian forces were exchanging gunfire with the attackers, without providing any initial details on …

At least 30 people have died and another 200 are missing after a boat sank on a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to local authorities. Simon Mboo Wemba, the mayor of Inongo, told reporters on Sunday that many of those on the boat were teachers. “So …

Malaria has been eliminated from Algeria and Argentina, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, an important milestone in fighting the mosquito-borne disease. WHO said there were now 38 countries and territories that have been declared free of the disease, which has been making a comeback globally. “Algeria has …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday opened a suspension bridge over the Nile touted as the world’s widest, one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs. The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is a key link in a …

The African National Congress retained control of South Africa’s parliament but its share of the vote fell, a rebuke from voters fed up with corruption scandals and racial inequalities that remain entrenched a generation after the party took power. Provisional results on Saturday showed the ruling party secured 57.51% of …

The Interior Ministry stated that 55 people had died in a tank truck blast in Niamey on Sunday night. Witnesses told AFP that the truck had overturned on railway tracks, later exploding when people tried to collect fuel that was leaking from it. The authorities also stated that many other …

Over 1,000 people have died in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – the second deadliest in history. With efforts to bring it under control are hampered by civil war and mistrust, health minister Oly Ilunga said 1,008 lives have been claimed by the virus, which …

710 fighters of Libya’s official government killed since beginning of battle for Tripoli Seven hundred and 10 fighters of the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli have been killed since the beginning of the battle for the capital, the government said in a statement. The offensive launched by eastern Libyan …