Mobile phone service has been turned off in Borno and Yobe, two of the three states affected by the proclamation of state of emergency, stifling social and business activities. Read more »

The government has defended its human rights record claiming that legal protection against torture improved with the adoption of the new constitution in 2010. Read more »

Ugandan Radio and Weasel, Nigerian 2Face and Ice Prince, South African Donald and Toya Delazy and Ghananian R2Bees have been nominated for the Best International Act in Africa at ... Read more »

Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund and the government are nearing a conclusion, prime minister Hisham Kandil has said. Read more »

Sudan has informed the British, American and Norway diplomats of evidence linking Juba to the rebel movements in South Sudan that attacked Um-Rawaba and Abu-Karshola areas. Read more »

The international community has made public pledges amounting to billion of euro for the reconstructin and restoration of the country's territorial intergrity after a brutal civil ... Read more »

Judges have questioned the deputy president's request to be absent from parts of his trial due to the demands of his office, saying he knew the implications when he ran. Read more »

The country has introduced the low priced GAVI-supported Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine to protect school girls against cervical cancer. Read more »

While the idea of eating a worm, grasshopper or cicada at every meal may seem strange, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that doing this can have many ... Read more »

Several federal government troops have died and others injured in landmine attacks near the Ministry of Defence's offices in Mogadishu. Read more »