New satellite images from Malakal in the Upper Nile region, where reports say nearly 25,000 people are sheltered at a U.N. compound to escape inter-ethnic violence, show hundreds ... Read more »
Witnesses say hundreds of Seleka fighters who ousted president Francois Bozize last year have been seen fleeing their main camp in Bangui. Read more »
Egypt's state news agency has announced that the top military council has nominated Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to contest the country's presidency. Read more »
Several al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in a raid by Puntland security forces on the group's bases near the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia. Read more »
Government troops have attacked positions held by rebels - an indication that the fragile peace deal has not taken hold. Read more »
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the killing of a senior Al Shabaab commander by a U.S drone attack. Read more »
The interim government is amending a political transition plan to allow holding a presidential election before voting for a new parliament, amid several bombings, the arrests of ... Read more »
Despite Progress, Leprosy Still a Threat in Senegal...Egypt Calls Early Presidential Election As Violence Spreads...Nigeria Sets Presidential, Legislative Polls For February 14, ... Read more »
Large explosions targetting the security forces have left several people dead, a day before the anniversary of the uprising, officials say. Read more »
The UN Human Rights Commission says nearly 6,000 people have fled the northern parts of Nigeria to neighbouring Cameroon and Niger in the past 10 days, due to the activities of ... Read more »
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