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Blaise Compaore, army chief 'under arrest'

The deposed president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, and the chief of army staff,Navere Honore…

Burkina Faso: Colonel Zida new helmsman, topples Traore

The second in command of Burkina Faso's presidential guard, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida, said on…

Pilot of Virgin Galactic spaceship dies

Virgin Galactic's pioneering spacecraft designed to take tourists into space crashed Friday in California, killing…

Virgin spaceship crashes, fate of pilots unknown

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Virgin Galactic's first commercial spacecraft crashed Friday during a test flight…

Nigeria fumes over Ebola profiling of citizens in 22 countries

Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Aminu Wali, on Friday protested the continued `discrimination and…

My blood is black, says Zambia's white president

Guy Scott, the first white person to rule Zambia since independence from Britain in 1964,…

News Analysis: Compaore's fall warning to other African leaders

Aude GENET/ NAIROBI Violent protests in Burkina Faso that led to the overthrow of the…

Senzo Meyiwa: Suspected killer arrested, charged

A suspect in the killing of the captain of South Africa's national soccer team, Senzo…

Ousted Burkinabe president flees capital

The ousted president of Burkina Faso has left the capital Ouagadougou and fled towards the…

Tsvangirai urges courage in toppling Mugabe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday urged his supporters to be brave to confront…