At last, Tanzania will begin issuing national identification cards (IDs), 50 years after parliament passed…
Africa
Guinean military chief killed in plane crash in Liberia
The head of Guinea's armed forces, a staunch ally of President Alpha Conde, was killed…
Mali Islamists flee to Sudan’s Darfur region
Islamist fighters from Mali have reached Sudan's western Darfur region after fleeing French air strikes…
South Korean doctors killed in north-eastern Nigeria
Three South Korean doctors have been killed in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Yobe, officials…
South Sudan attack leaves more than 100 dead
More than 100 people have been killed in South Sudan in an attack by rebels…
Tunisia: Chokri Belaid assassination prompts protests
Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid has been shot dead outside his home in the capital,…
Somalia’s al-Shabab opens new Twitter account
Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has opened a new Twitter account in English, less than two…
Eritrean refugees protest in support of renegade soldiers
Reuters) - Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia demonstrated on Saturday in support of soldiers who forced…
Opposition, rebels take key posts in new Central African Republic government
(Reuters) - Opposition parties and a rebel coalition took key ministerial posts, includingfinanceand mining, in…
Mali conflict: Chad army ‘enters Kidal’
Some 1,800 soldiers from Chad have entered Kidal, the last major town in northern Mali…