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African Standby Force starts first military exercises
October 19, 2015
African Standby Force starts first military exercises
Members of the African Union’s new 25,000-strong multinational standby force are gathering to begin field training for the first time.…
US troops deployed to help fight Boko Haram
October 15, 2015
US troops deployed to help fight Boko Haram
US President Barack Obama has announced that US armed forces have been deployed to Cameroon to help fight against the…
Ankara explosion: 30 dead at rally in Turkish capital
October 14, 2015
Ankara explosion: 30 dead at rally in Turkish capital
Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 30 people and injured 126,…
Gay Polish priest draws Vatican fire
October 5, 2015
Gay Polish priest draws Vatican fire
A senior priest at the Vatican has revealed he is gay, on the eve of a major meeting that will…
Nigeria's fmr. female minister of petroluem arrested in London
October 2, 2015
Nigeria's fmr. female minister of petroluem arrested in London
Nigeria’s former minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was arrested in London today alongside four other people by the UK National…
Passenger plane carrying 10 people including three children is missing over Indonesia
October 2, 2015
Passenger plane carrying 10 people including three children is missing over Indonesia
A passenger plane carrying 10 people has gone missing in Indonesia. The country’s Aviastar airline said contact had been lost…
Another blast hits China's Liucheng county after series of deadly mail bombs
October 1, 2015
Another blast hits China's Liucheng county after series of deadly mail bombs
A huge explosion damaged a six-storey building in southern China on Thursday at 8 a.m. local time, a day after…
Central African Republic prisoners escape in Bangui
September 29, 2015
Central African Republic prisoners escape in Bangui
Hundreds of inmates at a prison in the Central African Republic have escaped as a wave of violence left dozens…
Burkina Faso coup guards refuse to disarm
September 29, 2015
Burkina Faso coup guards refuse to disarm
A unit of guards that carried out a coup in Burkina Faso before handing back power is refusing to disarm.…
Buhari rejects trailer of rams as Sallah gift
September 25, 2015
Buhari rejects trailer of rams as Sallah gift
A prominent Katsina elder statesman was on Tuesday shocked to his marrow when his trailer load of rams as Sallah…