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AU Declares 2017 AFRIMA Open On May 2
The 2017 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in partnership with the African Union will be formally opened on Tuesday, May...
Several Dead In Attack On Mogadishu Army Camp
A suicide bomber detonated his vest inside a military training camp in Mogadishu on Monday, a day after an attack on...
New Somali Army Chief Escapes Deadly Car Bombing
Somalia's new army chief escaped a car bombing Sunday that killed at least five people in a bloody response by Shabaab...
Five Suspected Al Shabaab Militants Executed In Somalia For Killing Officials
The court said the accused were members of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group Somalia’s semi-autonomous...
New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...
Some Pastors Are Corrupt
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused some church leaders in the country of not only encouraging corruption...
South Africa Tells ICC It Didn’t Break Rules By Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa on Friday denied flouting international law in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar...
AU To Open All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2017 In Johannesburg
The calendar of events for the 2017 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in partnership with the African Union will be...
South Africa At ICC To Answer Over Failure To Arrest Bashir
Supporters greeted Mr Bashir in Khartoum on his return from South Africa in 2015 Lawyers representing the South African...
Cynthia Maamle Replaces Adjoa Safo At Pan-African Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Agona West in the Central Region, Hon. Cynthia Maamle has replaced Hon. Adjoa Safo at the...
Large Street Protests In South Africa Against Zuma
Thousands marched through major South African cities Friday demanding the resignation of President Jacob Zuma after his...
S.Africa Denies Breaking Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa on Friday denied it had flouted international law by refusing in 2015 to arrest visiting Sudanese...
Algeria Tries To Motivate Jaded Voters Ahead of Poll
Campaigning starts on Sunday for next month's Algerian parliamentary election as authorities desperately try to...
S.Africa In Dock For Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is...
S.Africa’s Storied ANC Risks Losing Grip On Power
South Africa's ANC party, the celebrated political force that ended white-minority rule and ushered in democracy, had...
Somalia Leader Declares Country A ‘war Zone’
Somalia's new president has declared the country a war zone and instructed the army to prepare a new offensive against...
Somali President Declares New War On Shabaab, Offers Amnesty
Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday declared war against Shabaab extremists, offering amnesty...
The Vote Gambia’s President Barrow Must Win
Gambians will today vote for members of their one-chamber parliament. They are the first polls since Yahya Jammeh left...
Gambians Return To the Polls To Vote For MPs With Glass Marbles
The election will start at 8 am and end at 5pm local time before the marble ballots will be counted 886, 578 registered...