Nigeria Shia Group Suspends Protests
A pro-Iranian Shia group in Nigeria has announced that it is temporarily halting street protests to demand the release of its leader Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, who has been in detention since 2015.
The announcement by...
Cape to Cairo Homemade Plane Project Creators Die in Tanzania Crash
Two South African pilots behind a project that saw teenage students fly a homemade aircraft across Africa have been killed in a plane crash in western Tanzania.
Des Werner and Werner Froneman were in a...
Sudan: Military Sign Constitutional Declaration
In Sudan, the ruling military and protest leaders on Sunday signed a constitutional declaration that is expected to pave the way for the transfer of power to a largely civilian transitional body.
Sudan's ruling military...
EBOLA: 90% Chance of Being Cured
In the DRC, the head of Ebola response coordination held a press conference on Sunday to take stock of the situation and vaccines.
Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe said the health of the two patients interned last...
Egypt Hunger Strike Over Prison Cruelty
About 130 inmates at a prison in Egypt's capital, Cairo, have been on hunger strike for more than six weeks to protest against inhumane conditions and the denial of family visits, rights group Amnesty...
Cameroon Separatists Go on Hunger Strike
Detained leaders of Cameroon's Anglophone separatist movement have begun an indefinite hunger strike.
They say they are concerned over the whereabouts of around 200 of their comrades after riots in two separate prisons last week.
The...
Ethiopians Grow Green Thumb in Billion Tree Drive
Ethiopians from all walks of life took to open spaces nationwide on Monday to take part in a
massive campaign that set out to plant 200 million seedlings in a span of 12 hours.
The initiative...
Student Deaths Spark Call for Sudan Countrywide Protests
BBC correspondents in Sudan report that outraged protesters have gathered in several cities including the capital, Khartoum, following the killing of five protesters in North Kordofan state.
At least four of those killed were secondary...
Gabon: An Agreement to Obtain an Oil Block
This is the first time in five years in Gabon: the signing of a new oil field exploration contract.
All oil operators have turned away from the country because of the adoption in 2014 of...
Boko Haram: A Decade of Terror Explained
It is exactly 10 years since the leader of Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf, was killed in police custody.
His death sparked a campaign of terror in Nigeria that has left more than 30,000 people dead...
