AFP
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:25
Somalia has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Kenya following the arrest and alleged harassment of one of its diplomats in Nairobi, officials said Monday.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 08:00
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - France and the United States called for the UN Security Council to consider sanctions against South Sudan over spiraling violence in the country's civil war, diplomats said.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 09:44
Their capital tarred with the nickname "Nairobbery" and under almost constant threat of attack by Islamist militants, Kenyans are losing patience with the ill-equipped and notoriously corrupt police force.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 08:16
Assets worth $458 million stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and frozen by the United States should ultimately be returned to Nigeria, the country's justice minister said Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:00
Organised crime gangs in East Africa are generating staggering profits smuggling ivory and rhino horn with impunity, experts say, threatening both an irreplaceable wildlife heritage and key tourism industries.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:43
Warring parties in South Sudan failed to resume planned peace talks Thursday with fighting continuing on the ground, despite threats of possible sanctions if they fail to progress.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 00:00
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Thursday to "end this terror campaign" against his own people.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 08:11
Civil servants in the Central African Republic were paid their first wages for six months on Monday, a small sign of normality in a country that has been paralysed by sectarian violence.
Monday, March 10, 2014 - 09:18
Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria's Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 12:42
At least 74 people were killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram militants this weekend, taking the overall death toll this year beyond 300, with no apparent end in sight to the carnage.