Thirty killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in NE Nigeria: Army
The suicide blasts carried out by two female suicide bombers in the market in the town of Madagali.
Dec 09, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
South African President Jacob Zuma survives attempted ousting
Zuma has been weakened by a series of scandals but the manoeuvre to oust him took many by surprise in the African National Congress, which has held power since 1994.
Nov 29, 2016, 14:47 PM IST
Burundi President`s spokesman escapes assassination bid: Official
Burundi in October formally informed the United Nations that it intended to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
Nov 29, 2016, 13:15 PM IST
Ugandan tribal king arrested after clashes kill 55
Violence has been simmering in the region all week, with four militants killed when they attacked a police post on Thursday, a police spokeswoman told AFP.
Nov 27, 2016, 18:40 PM IST
As `caliphate` shrinks, Islamic State struggles in Egypt
It is impossible to ascertain the toll among jihadists, who do not disclose their deaths.
Nov 25, 2016, 17:52 PM IST
Boko Haram jihadists kill five in Nigeria: Villagers
Hundreds of people living in the three villages fled for the relative safety of the town of Askira, located some 10 kilometres (six miles) away.
Nov 25, 2016, 03:43 AM IST
Nigeria declares 55 Boko Haram fighters wanted
Nigeria on Monday released a banner containing photographs and names of 55 Boko Haram wanted for various attacks and terror activities in the northeast where the military currently prosecute war
Nov 22, 2016, 06:26 AM IST
Malian soldiers, civilian killed in election-linked attacks
The twin attacks were among a string of disruptions to voting in northern and central Mali.
Nov 21, 2016, 17:44 PM IST
20 suspected Al-Shabaab members arrested in Somalia
At least 20 people suspected to be members of Islamist group Al-Shabaab were arrested in an operation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Saturday night, police said.
Nov 21, 2016, 06:13 AM IST
Suicide bombers kills two in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, killed two people, the state police commissioner
Nov 18, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Saudi, Iran stoke Sunni-Shia tensions in Nigeria: Experts
Northern Nigeria has become the latest battleground in the proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, after violent clashes between supporters of rival groups from the two main branches of Islam.
Nov 05, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
Nigeria officials `sexually abusing Boko Haram victims`
Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Nigerian officials of sexually exploiting women and girls living in camps for victims of Boko Haram in the restive northeast.
Oct 31, 2016, 14:26 PM IST
Central African militias gather as French troops leave
Many Central Africans are worried about the departure of the French troops, who were urgently deployed following a wave of bloodshed in December 2013.
Oct 30, 2016, 15:19 PM IST
Two suicide bombers kill at least 8 in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, the military
Oct 29, 2016, 14:54 PM IST
Nigerian activist held in solitary in Japan, prompting calls for her release
Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza said she fled Nigeria for Japan in 1991 to escape female genital mutilation and applied for asylum in 2011.
Oct 27, 2016, 08:37 AM IST
Al-Shabaab suicide bomber strikes AU base in Somalia
A Shabaab suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia on Tuesday, a security official said.
Oct 25, 2016, 15:45 PM IST
12 killed in northeast Kenya bomb attack: Police
A bomb attack on a northeast Kenya guest house killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, with investigators continuing to search for other victims, police said.
Oct 25, 2016, 11:28 AM IST
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir rejects Amnesty International `lies` about Darfur chemical attacks
Last month, Amnesty said in a report that Sudanese forces had carried out more than 30 suspected chemical weapons attacks in a mountainous area of Darfur that killed up to 250 people, including many
Oct 23, 2016, 02:32 AM IST
Egypt launches 'revenge' airstrikes on ISIS in Sinai
The Egyptian military has launched airstrikes on "terrorist positions" in the Sinai Peninsula after a dozen of its soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack on a military checkpoint earlier on
Oct 17, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
Rwanda`s last king, Kigeli V, dies at age 80
The last king of Rwanda, Kigeli V, died early Sunday, his official website said. He was 80.
Oct 17, 2016, 06:13 AM IST