Algerians vote in presidential poll as Tebboune eyes easy victory
Algerians began voting on Saturday in a presidential election in which incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, widely expected to secure a second term, is hoping for a high turnout.
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Tunisia rearrests presidential candidate hours after release
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been rearrested shortly after he was released from pre-trial detention on suspicion of forging ballot signatures, his lawyer...
Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 children
At least 17 young children were killed and 70 missing after a fire ripped through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya overnight, officials said Friday, leaving...
Around 81 die in Nigeria in alleged Boko Haram attack
Around 81 people died and several went missing after alleged members of Boko Haram attacked Nigeria鈥檚 northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday.
Jail break attempt leaves 129 dead in DRC
An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥檚 largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister...
UN official says more needed to help Sudan
The UN鈥檚 deputy secretary-general welcomed food aid reaching Sudan but said it is insufficient as she visited a border post in Chad to witness the passage of a humanitarian convoy.
Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused both sides in Sudan鈥檚 more than 16-month conflict of committing war crimes including summary executions, torture and...
Around 30 die in Sudan after dam collapses
The United Nations鈥� humanitarian office said around 30 people were killed in northeast Sudan after a dam collapsed due to flooding.
Dozens killed in attack in Burkina Faso
Civilians are among the dozens of people killed in an attack by militants in Burkina Faso, local and security sources said on Sunday.
Ten dead in Ethiopia landslide
Ten people have been killed in a landslide in northern Ethiopia鈥檚 Amhara region, according to local state media, the latest natural disaster to strike the country.
Libyan rival聽 groups reach security deal
Libyan armed groups and authorities reached an accord in Tripoli to secure important infrastructure, the country鈥檚 interior minister announced Friday, following concern from the...
Uproar in Ethiopia over rape, murder of girl, 7
The savage rape and murder of a seven-year-old Ethiopian girl has sparked outrage in the country, with many branding her assailant鈥檚 punishment as too lenient...
Libya UN-backed deal at risk as escalation fears mount
Reemerging bloodshed and power struggles in Libya have raised fears of a broader escalation, threatening to deal a fatal blow to the UN-brokered political transition and push the...
Sudan paramilitary attack kills 80
Sudanese paramilitary forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said Friday, in an attack that followed US-sponsored talks aimed...
Death toll rises to 23 from Uganda garbage landslide
The death toll from a garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 23.