Gambian president faces noon deadline to quit
Veteran Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh was Friday facing a midday deadline to quit power, after thousands of regional troops entered the country to pile pressure on him to hand power to the winner of
Jan 20, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Nigerian Air Force dropped `two bombs` on town: Aid worker
The Nigerian Air Force dropped two bombs on the centre of a town where tens of thousands of people were seeking refuge from Boko Haram, according to an aid worker who witnessed the attack.
Jan 19, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace efforts
The group of Algerian jihadist and al Qaeda ally Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility, in a statement, for the suicide bombing.
Jan 19, 2017, 11:25 AM IST
Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita ordered three days of national mourning following the attack, the worst in the country in recent years.
Jan 18, 2017, 21:30 PM IST
Senegal troops head for Gambia as Jammeh mandate expires: Sources
Columns of Senegalese troops moved to the Gambian border on Wednesday, threatening military action against President Yahya Jammeh, who has refused to accept a December election defeat, military
Jan 18, 2017, 21:29 PM IST
At least 76 killed in air strike on Nigerian refugee camp: ICRC
At least 76 people were killed in Tuesday`s accidental Nigerian Air Force strike on a refugee camp and more than 100 were wounded, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC) said on
Jan 18, 2017, 20:29 PM IST
`Little` security at Tunisia attack resort: Inquest
A report on security at hotels in the Tunisian resort of Sousse had found security failings just months before a terror attack, an inquest into the killings of 30 British tourists there heard on
Jan 17, 2017, 23:16 PM IST
Nigeria mistakenly bombs refugee camp, kills at least 52
Among the wounded are Nigerians working for Doctors Without Borders and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Jan 17, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Suicide blasts in northeast Nigeria kill 2
Three suicide bombers exploded at a checkpoint where scores of people were being searched for a bustling weekly market today in Nigeria's northeastern town of Madagali, witnesses said.
Jan 13, 2017, 20:18 PM IST
Two Cape Town mosques defaced in 'Islamophobic' attacks
Two mosques in Cape Town have been defaced in "Islamophobic" attacks, South African officials said today.
Jan 10, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Boko Haram targets Nigeria military base, militia
Boko Haram killed at least five soldiers at a military base in northeast Nigeria, while suicide bombers killed three people in the key city of Maiduguri, the authorities said today.
Jan 09, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Seeking cash, Zimbabwe sells 35 elephants to China
Zimbabwe's wildlife agency has said this wildlife-rich southern African country has 36,000-plus more elephants than it can support.
Jan 05, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Trial of Equatorial Guinea leader`s playboy son adjourned in France
A French court agreed on Wednesday to adjourn the corruption trial of the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea`s leader at the request of his defence team.
Jan 04, 2017, 14:24 PM IST
Libya strongman says Russia `to fight arms embargo`
The Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli, is recognised by the international community.
Jan 03, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
Suicide car bomber targets African peacekeepers'' Somali HQ
A suicide car bomb exploded at a checkpoint outside the main African peacekeepers (AMISOM) base in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday, police said.
Jan 02, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Nigerian police arrest man suspected of Lagos bridge bomb plot
A plot to blow up a major bridge in Nigeria`s commercial capital Lagos has been foiled following the arrest of a 43-year-old man suspected of being part of a gang that planned to carry out the attack
Dec 29, 2016, 16:01 PM IST
DR Congo opposition leader urges citizens to reject Kabila
The leader of Congo's largest opposition party is urging citizens to peacefully resist the "coup d'etat" he says President Joseph Kabila has carried out by not stepping down when his mandate expired
Dec 20, 2016, 14:25 PM IST
Kenya Naivasha: 40 dead as Oil tanker explodes on Nairobi-Nakuru highway
Officials initially put the death toll at 33, but after scouring the scene, rescue workers -- some in hazmat suits -- found six more bodies in the bush of people who tried to flee the scene.
Dec 12, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Suicide car blast kills 16 at Police station in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu
A suspected suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Mogadishu on Saturday when soldiers stopped him for security checks.
Dec 11, 2016, 13:01 PM IST
Kenya Red Cross: Over 30 dead as fuel tanker crashes, explodes on busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway
Kenya`s Red Cross said the driver had lost control of the fuel tanker which then crashed into other vehicles and "burst into flames".
Dec 11, 2016, 12:47 PM IST