Africa

Tunisia's president says PM should quit if crisis continues

Jul 18, 2018 15:56

Tunisia's president called for Prime Minister Youssef Chahed to step down or seek a confidence quote if the country's political and economic crisis continues, withdrawing his support for the premier, who has clashed with the president's son.
Mali: Hundreds killed in intercommunal violence this year

Jul 18, 2018 08:03

At least 289 civilians have been killed in intercommunal violence in Mali this year, according to the United Nations human rights office.
At least 44 killed in Nigeria floods

Jul 17, 2018 19:24

According to local media reports on Monday, at least 44 people were killed and 20 others are missing following last Sunday's flood in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina.
Eight migrants found dead in Libya

Jul 17, 2018 07:29

Eight migrants, including six children and two adults, were found dead at the back of a lorry along the coastline in western Libya on Monday.
Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopian capital

Jul 16, 2018 15:33

Eritrea has reopened its embassy in Ethiopia after the two African neighbors agreed to end two decades of hostility over of a bloody border war and begin a new era in their relations.
Algeria dismisses to build concentration zones for illegal migrants

Jul 16, 2018 11:48

Algerian Interior Minister Nouredine Bedoui said at the opening of the sixth Algerian-Nigerien Border Committee in Algiers that his country refuses to establish concentration zones for undocumented migrants.
Boko Haram overruns Nigerian military base, 670 soldiers missing

Jul 16, 2018 08:10

Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists have overrun a military base following a ferocious gun fight with Nigerian troops in the country's troubled northeast.
Tunisian minister of constitutional affairs submits resignation

Jul 15, 2018 10:16

Tunisian Minister of Relations with the Constitutional Authorities, Civil Society and Human Rights submitted his resignation on Saturday, to Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed.
Car goes off near presidential palace in Mogadishu

Jul 14, 2018 18:23

A car has exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after coming under fire near the president's residence, police say.
Algeria stops expelling refugees into Sahara after pushback

Jul 14, 2018 15:34

Algeria’s deadly expulsions of migrants into the Sahara Desert have nearly ground to a halt after widespread condemnation and the abrupt firing of two top security officials.