Unrest

Jos Unrest: Police take over troubled areas

The Plateau Police Command, says it has mobilised its armed personnel to quell unrest in…

669 die in Ethiopia’s unrest in 2016: report

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says a total of 669 people, most of them…

Obama-hosted Africa summit: Rising Islamist violence in focus

Rising violence from brutal Islamist groups in Africa will be a key issue at an…

Royal Jordanian 'suspends Baghdad flights' over security fears

Jordan's national carrier on Saturday suspended flights to the Iraqi capital for security reasons, an…

Kenya launches giant port construction with $480m deal

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta launched Friday a construction deal for the first berths in a…

Somali Islamists shoot dead fifth lawmaker

Somalia's Shebab insurgents said they had assassinated a lawmaker in Mogadishu as he left prayers…

Three Jewish youths arrested over Palestinian beatings

Three youths were in custody over the savage beating of two Palestinians by a Jewish…

Ethnic hate speech reveals roots of Kenya violence

Kenya takes pride in being a union of "42 tribes", but a string of attacks…

Libya oil depot fire raises fears of major disaster

A huge fire at an oil depot on the outskirts of Tripoli was out of…

Tripoli airport fuel fire 'out of control'

A huge fire at a fuel depot near Tripoli's international airport is raging "out of…