Africa
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Tunisia election: Nabil Karoui and Kais Saied set for runoff
Sep 17, 2019 19:33Tunisia’s electoral commission confirmed that Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui had won the most votes and will contest a runoff vote.
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Tunisia's presidential polls open
Sep 15, 2019 15:20Seven million Tunisians can vote and choose their next president out of 26 candidates on Sunday.
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Derailed train in southeast Congo left 50 killed
Sep 12, 2019 20:45At least 50 people dead and 23 others injured after train derails in the early hours of Thursday in southeast Congo in Tanganyika province.
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Nigerian police open fire on Imam Hussein mourners, 12 martyred
Sep 10, 2019 14:35The Nigerian security forces opened fire on Ashura mourners in Kaduna state this morning Sept 10, 2019, killing at least 12 people.
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Niger, Mali form Security Committee to combat terrorism
Sep 08, 2019 15:43The two African states of Mali and Niger formed a cross-border security committee to combat terrorism and extremism.
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Youngest son of Egypt's ousted President Morsi died
Sep 05, 2019 14:58The youngest son of Egypt's former president, Mohamed Morsi, died on Wednesday from a heart attack two months after his father's death from similar causes.
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Muharram mourning ceremony held in Nigeria
Sep 03, 2019 17:25Despite widespread police restrictions, Muharram mourning ceremonies are being held all across of Nigeria.
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Six Al-Shabab members killed in Somalia
Sep 01, 2019 07:30Six members of the Al-Shabab terrorist group killed in the Jubaland region, southern Somalia.
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Sudanese ex-president says he received $25 million from Saudi Crown Prince
Aug 31, 2019 16:31Charged with corruption, the ousted Sudanese president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, told a court Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Muhammad bin Salman, gave him $25 million.
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UN Secretary General: Libya likely gets into civil war
Aug 30, 2019 18:47UN Secretary General warned over eruption of civil war in Libya, expressing concern about the trend of changes in the country.