Dadaab - Thousands of Somalis fleeing a bruising drought in the Horn of Africa are…
Africa
Clash erupts in eastern Mauritania, Qaeda suspected
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Fighting erupted between Mauritania's army and suspected Islamists in the east of the…
Boat sinks off Sudan coast, 197 killed: media
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A boat packed with refugees bound for Saudi Arabia sunk off the Sudanese…
Tunisia – Ben Ali gets 15 years in jail
Tunis - A Tunis court on Monday sentenced ousted Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben…
Moz boat accident – 6 girls, nun dead
Maputo - Six Mozambican Catholic schoolgirls, a Spanish nun and her friend died when their…
Africa can gain from dearer Chinese labour: World Bank
MALABO, July 4 (Reuters) - Rising labour costs will push over 80 million Chinese jobs in…
DR Congo election protests turn violent
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo used tear gas on Monday to…
Bloc calls for AU, UN sanctions on Eritrea mining
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An East African bloc on Monday asked the United Nations and the…
Nigeria ‘militant’ attacks leave 10 dead in Maiduguri
At least 10 people have been killed in a series of attacks blamed on Islamist…
Ethiopia drought: UK pledges £38m in food aid
The UK has pledged £38m ($61m) in food aid to drought-hit Ethiopia - enough to…