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Friday, January 23, 2015 - 05:13
The Democratic Republic of Congo senate has amended a controversial census bill following four days of violent nationwide protests.The new version, to be approved by the lower house, removes the requirement to hold a census before the next election.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 08:02
The UN refugee agency has urged the international community to help alleviate the "desperate living conditions" of 620,000 Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:58
A whistle-blowing website which aims to expose politicians and businessmen who abuse power in Africa has been launched by media and campaign groups.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 07:22
Nigeria says the number of people who lost their lives in an assault by Boko Haram militants on the town of Baga last week was no more than 150.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 07:08
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in central Nigeria, has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 06:54
An Egyptian court has cleared 26 men arrested after a raid on a bath house in Cairo last month and charged with "inciting debauchery".
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 06:33
A suicide bomb attack in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has killed at least seven people, in the latest violence linked to Syria's civil war.
Friday, January 9, 2015 - 06:24
A Saudi Arabian blogger has been publicly flogged after being convicted of cybercrime and insulting Islam, reports say.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 08:49
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab has killed by firing squad four men accused of spying for the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 07:47
Albino Jara was killed in a jungle area near the town of Cuero Fresco, some 480km (300 miles) north of the capital, Asuncion, said a government spokesman.