HARGEISA (Reuters) - Somali pirates holding a Panama-flagged vessel hijacked last month with goods destined for…
Africa
Mali government forces fail to lift garrison town siege
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian army units trying to resupply the remote northern garrison of Tessalit, besieged…
Sudanese try to storm police station after girl killed
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese police used teargas and batons to break up two protests in the…
DR Congo govt resigns to make way for new team
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's cabinet has resigned in a procedural move to allow…
Brazzaville blast leaves 5 000 homeless
Brazzaville - At least 5 000 people were made homeless in Congo's capital Brazzaville by…
Blast at Brazzaville arms depot kills hundreds
BRAZZAVILLE/KINSHASA (Reuters) - Up to 200 people were killed on Sunday when an arms dump exploded…
Islamists want 30 mln euros to free Western hostages: source
An Al-Qaeda splinter group wants 30 million euros ($39 million) to free three European aid workers kidnapped…
Rebel, army clashes kill nine in Somalia’s Puntland
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Islamist al Shabaab rebels attacked soldiers from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, leaving…
60 feared dead in boat accident
Kampala - About 60 people are feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in stormy…
Algeria opposition ends boycott to run in election
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's biggest opposition party said on Friday it would take part in a…