Africa

Migrant boat sinks off Libyan coastline with 104 individuals on board

Jul 03, 2018 07:43

A Libyan navy representative confirmed on Tuesday that more than 60 migrants are missing after their boat capsized off the Libyan coastline.
African Union summit opens in Mauritania

Jul 02, 2018 16:06

Twenty-two African leaders gathered in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for the 31th summit of the African Union (AU).
Mali car bomb attack kills civilians, wounds French soldiers

Jul 02, 2018 08:11

An attack on a military patrol in northern Mali on Sunday killed four civilians and wounded 31 others, including four French soldiers, Mali’s government and the French army said.
Algerian PM rejects Brussels agreement

Jul 01, 2018 18:16

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said that his country will not accept the recent Brussels agreement on migrants.
Report: Demonstration against violence in Uganda

Jul 01, 2018 16:05

Ugandan women in capital Kampala denounced the increasing cases of violence against women.
African Union calls for action on South Sudan after ceasefire collapse

Jul 01, 2018 15:36

The African Union (AU) has urged action regarding the situation in South Sudan, where a recent ceasefire agreement between feuding parties collapsed soon after it was reached.
Migrant crisis: 3 babies among 100 dead off Libya

Jul 01, 2018 07:56

The bodies of three babies were recovered and around 100 people were missing after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Libya on Friday, survivors and the coastguard said.
Kenya pushing for Africa free trade deal

Jun 30, 2018 17:43

Kenya joined three other African nations for getting ratification of the continental free trade agreement
Ghana reports outbreaks of H5 bird flu on farms

Jun 30, 2018 15:38

Ghana has reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 bird flu on farms, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday, citing a report from Ghana’s agriculture ministry.
Six dead in the attack in Mali

Jun 30, 2018 08:02

Six people were killed in an attack on G5 Sahel joint force headquarters in Sévaré, central Mali, which also injured many people, hospital and military sources said.