A court in Burundi on Monday found a Frenchman guilty of raping five teenagers, giving him a 25-year jail sentence and…
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Rwanda hands over six orphaned gorillas to Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda handed over six orphaned gorillas to the Democratic…
Africa famine could be ‘scandal of the century
The world has "failed to ensure food security", France's agriculture minister has said at the…
Italian tanker Anema e Core seized by pirates off Benin
Pirates have hijacked an Italian diesel tanker off Benin in western Africa in an attack…
Sudan launches a new currency, following South Sudan
Sudan has officially introduced a new currency.
UN holds talks on East Africa crisis
Rome - A catastrophic drought in the Horn of Africa demands "massive and urgent" action…
11 killed in Burkina Faso road accident
Ouagadougou - A highway accident involving two buses and a freight truck in Burkina Faso…
MUTHARIKA SACKS ARMY CHIEF OVER RIOTS
LILONGWE–Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika has fired the country’s military chief, General Marko Chiziko, state…
Militants assault MP, journalist
Harare - Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party beat up a lawmaker and a journalist…
Pirates seize Italian ship near Guinea
Rome - Three pirates boarded and seized an Italian merchant ship carrying fuel in the…