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Diplomat Michel Kafando is Burkina Faso's interim president
November 17, 2014
Diplomat Michel Kafando is Burkina Faso's interim president
A special committee has chosen Michel Kafando as Burkina Faso’s interim president, to lead the country until elections next November.…
Algeria's president hospitalised in France
November 15, 2014
Algeria's president hospitalised in France
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been admitted to a hospital in France, according to French officials. The elderly leader, who…
Boko Haram seizes Chibok
November 15, 2014
Boko Haram seizes Chibok
Boko Haram militants have seized the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok, from where they kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in…
Liberia pleads for companies to return
November 15, 2014
Liberia pleads for companies to return
The Liberian government has appealed to construction companies that left the country at the height of the Ebola crisis to…
Kenyan women stage "mini-skirt protest" after woman is stripped
November 15, 2014
Kenyan women stage "mini-skirt protest" after woman is stripped
Kenyan women will take part in a mini skirt protest at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park on November 17 in support of…
Ukraine and Middle East conflicts to dominate G20 summit
November 14, 2014
Ukraine and Middle East conflicts to dominate G20 summit
Leaders of the world’s 19 wealthiest countries meet this weekend in Brisbane, Australia for the G20 Summit. The crisis in Ukraine is…
Zambia's President Sata buried
November 11, 2014
Zambia's President Sata buried
Zambians are paying their final respects to President Michael Sata who will be buried today at Embassy Park in the capital, Lusaka,…
Germany marks 25 years since fall of Berlin Wall
November 10, 2014
Germany marks 25 years since fall of Berlin Wall
German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined thousands of people on Sunday, November 9, to mark the 25th anniversary of the bringing down of the wall separating West…
Suicide bomber in uniform kills 48 at Nigeria school
November 10, 2014
Suicide bomber in uniform kills 48 at Nigeria school
At least 48 people, most of them students, have been killed after an explosion ripped through a secondary school in…
Zimbabwe army on alert after ruling party infighting intensifies
November 7, 2014
Zimbabwe army on alert after ruling party infighting intensifies
The Zimbabwe army is on high alert as fighting within the ruling Zanu PF intensifies ahead of the party’s crucial December…