Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69
A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials said Friday.
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Libya local vote begins amid security tensions
Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are voting Saturday in the second phase of municipal elections, held under tight security after incidents and irregularities forced delays at several stations...
40 killed in Sudan鈥檚 worst cholera outbreak in years
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of the illness in years, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday...
Nigerian military kills 100 鈥榖andits鈥� in northwest raid
The Nigerian military killed more than 100 members of a criminal gang in an air and ground raid over the weekend, according to a conflict monitoring report produced for the United Nations and seen by AFP on Monday.
Sudan paramilitaries kill 14 civilians fleeing besieged city
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said Monday, more than 27 months into their war against the army.
Lebanon president promises justice 5 years after Beirut port blast
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed justice and accountability five years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut鈥檚 port, as the investigating judge finished questioning defendants, a judicial official said.
Ex-Mali PM charged for social media post
A former prime minister of Mali was charged Friday with 鈥榰ndermining the credibility of the state鈥� following a social media post about his visits to political prisoners, a Bamako prosecutor said.
22 killed in Angola fuel hike unrest since Monday
Unrest in Angola following protests against a fuel price hike has killed 22 people since Monday, the interior minister said, as calm returned to the capital...
35 killed DR Congo rebel attack
At least 35 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, local sources said...
Libya detains 1,500 undocumented migrants
Libyan authorities detained on Saturday some 1,500 undocumented migrant workers in a raid on a neighbourhood housing them east of the capital Tripoli, an AFP reporter saw...
652 malnourished children die in Nigeria in 6 months: MSF
More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in six months after failing to receive proper care as foreign aid dries up, a medical charity has said.