Boko Haram ambushes oil convoy in Nigeria, killing soldiers
Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency has killed more than 20,000 people and continues to carry out deadly attacks despite the government's declaration late last year that the extremists had been "
Jul 26, 2017, 15:51 PM IST
Egyptian court sentences 28 to death over prosecutor killing
The court handed other defendants a variety of jail terms up to life in prison. Of 67 defendants, 15 are still at large.
Jul 22, 2017, 17:43 PM IST
Suicide bomber kills eight in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri: Police
At least 62 people have been killed in attacks on Maiduguri and its environs since early June. Seventeen people were killed in the city last week.
Jul 17, 2017, 19:08 PM IST
Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bombing: Authorities
The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast happened at about 5:30 am (0430 GMT) in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri, which has been at the epicentre of
Jul 17, 2017, 15:48 PM IST
Eight killed in Senegal football stadium stampede in Africa
With the score at 2-1 during extra time, a fight broke out between fans of rivals US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour, reports Xinhua news agency.
Jul 16, 2017, 10:57 AM IST
Egypt announces electronics ban lifted on US flights
In recent weeks, the US also lifted the ban imposed on airlines from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
Jul 12, 2017, 22:23 PM IST
Suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri kill 17: Police
The blasts struck four areas in the city, which is the capital of Borno, the state worst affected by the eight-year-old insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Jul 12, 2017, 16:42 PM IST
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo back home after London visit to ailing President
The unannounced and brief trip has fuelled speculation over Buhari's illness, the details of which have not been made public, and whether he will be able to stand in the 2019 elections.
Jul 12, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
2 policemen killed, 9 injured in Egypt blast
The explosion came a day after a car bomber attacked a checkpoint in North Sinai's nearby Rafah city, causing at least 66 deaths and injuries, according to the Egyptian military spokesman.
Jul 09, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
23 Egyptian soldiers killed, another 26 injured in Sinai car bomb attacks: Sources
The two cars exploded on a road outside the border city of Rafah.
Jul 07, 2017, 21:01 PM IST
Terrorists attack military checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai; 26 soldiers killed or injured
The military said it killed 40 terrorists as it clashed with militants in the North Sinai city of Rafah bordering the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Jul 07, 2017, 16:32 PM IST
Truck crash in Central African Republic kills at least 78
Hospital workers confirmed that 59 bodies are in the morgue and at least 18 others are with families for burial.
Jul 06, 2017, 23:39 PM IST
77 dead in Central Africa truck accident
A Bambari police officer said: "We have counted in total 77 deaths, most of them men. But there are also many injured, including some in a serious condition."
Jul 05, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Libya rocket attack kills five on Tripoli beach: Ministry
Libya has been wracked by chaos since the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with rival authorities and militias battling for control of the oil-rich country.
Jul 05, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Egypt's parliament approves three-month further emergency state
A similar suicide bombing at a Cairo church in December 2016 killed at least 28 worshippers.
Jul 05, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
At least 15 killed in fresh Central Africa clashes: Source
At least 15 people died in clashes between UN peacekeepers and former rebels in the centre of the chronically restive Central African Republic, a humanitarian source said on Sunday.
Jul 03, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
President Emmanuel Macron said France and its African partners must work together to wipe out Islamist militants, at the opening of the summit in Mali's capital Bamako.
Jul 02, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen
The court also sentenced 80 people to life in prison and 34 to 15 years in jail. One minor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 21 people were acquitted.
Jul 02, 2017, 20:25 PM IST
Brexit-bound UK withdraws from fishing agreement
According to government figures, British vessels caught 708,000 tonnes of fish in 2015, worth £775 million ($1 billion, 894 million euros).
Jul 02, 2017, 18:00 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron in Mali for diplomatic push on Sahel anti-jihad force
The so-called "G5 Sahel" countries just south of the Sahara -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger -- have pledged to fight jihadists on their own soil with instability and Islamist
Jul 02, 2017, 11:27 AM IST
