Mr. Carter is in Iraq to meet with Iraqi leaders and military commanders The US defence secretary has arrived on an unannounced visit to Iraq to assess the progress of the offensive against so-called...
Actress Juliet Ibrahim is not enthused about politics because of the negative effects it has had on her. She noted that due to politics, she and her family had to fight for their lives in the midst...
.... In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo. To many of the troops, it was a moment that signified the commencement of a countdown towards being reunited with their families back home; for others it...
Joseph Kony of the Lord's Resistance Army has been indicted by the ICC at Uganda's request Uganda is not yet sure if it will leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), the AP news agency reports....
When it comes to plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) the focus today has been on South Africa. But, in fact, it is the second African country to announce that it is pulling...
Burkina Faso has foiled a coup plot by forces loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore, the interior minster says. At least 10 of the plotters had been arrested, but the top suspects were still on...
Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month "state of emergency" as it faces unprecedented levels of unrest across the country, a first in the government's 25-year rule. The...
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their profession, extending a series of demonstrations against austerity measures in the...
Blue flashing lights are a common sight for weary Parisians used to living under a state of emergency. The dozens of police cars on the Champs-Elysees this week were different. Blocking traffic on...
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says the national motto of Freedom of Justice does not exist in a vacuum but relies on human beings with courage and true qualities to make it...
The Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 1,600 people under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the BBC. A statement, quoted by state-affiliated FBC website, lists arrests...
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says the national motto of Freedom of Justice does not exist in a vacuum but relies on human beings with courage and true qualities to make it...
Fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have attacked government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least six police officers and 16 civilians. Twelve IS jihadists were...
South Africa has formally begun the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), media reports say. They say diplomats have notified the UN of the move, accusing the ICC of...
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the corridors set up for civilians to escape the besieged city and for rebels to...
European Union leaders warned Russia at a summit on Thursday that they will consider sanctions over its role in the Syrian conflict if Moscow does not stop "crimes" in the devastated city of Aleppo....
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to the turbulent country as early as next month, even if he has to enter the way he fled — on foot. He has begun speaking out again after a...
How the West changed its mind on Libya’s Gaddafi In the 42 years that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya, Western views went from considering him a cartoon villain to believing him a model of...
The rot in the Church these days is spiteful of God’s image, former President Jerry John Rawlings has bemoaned. According to him, though the Church should be the number one institution of...
Police in Ivory Coast arrested opposition figures and used teargas to disperse demonstrators gathering on Thursday to protest against a new draft constitution due to be voted on in a referendum later...
