Africa

Zimbabwe impounds US plane with corpse, cash on board

Feb 16, 2016 05:34

Zimbabwean civil aviation authorities have seized a US-owned cargo plane carrying cash to South Africa’s Central Bank after they discovered a dead body on board.
Roadside bomb leaves two Egyptian soldiers dead in Sinai

Feb 14, 2016 06:59

At least two Egyptian soldiers have lost their lives and another has sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the country’s violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula.
CAR citizens vote in presidential run-off, legislative polls

Feb 14, 2016 06:41

People in the Central African Republic (CAR) have started casting ballots in the second round of presidential elections as well as legislative polls in the hope of putting an end to years of violence in the impoverished country.
MiG-23 fighter jet shot down over Libya's Benghazi

Feb 13, 2016 06:29

A MiG-23 fighter jet of Libya's internationally recognized government has been shot down while carrying out airstrikes against militant positions in the coastal city of Benghazi.
Leftists blast out of South African president's address

Feb 12, 2016 07:08

South Africa’s leftist opposition lawmakers have walked out of President Jacob Zuma’s annual state of the nation address after piling abuse on him over his performance as head of state.
Nigerian workers march against rise in electricity prices

Feb 09, 2016 05:04

Thousands of Nigerian workers have taken to the streets in the country’s capital to express their anger at a 45-percent increase in electricity prices.
Envoy: Iran to grow rice, wheat in Africa

Feb 07, 2016 06:38

Iran is reportedly looking to lease land in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for large-scale food production to serve local and export markets.
Tunisia completes anti-terror fence along border with Libya

Feb 07, 2016 05:56

The Tunisian defense minister has announced the completion of a barrier wall along the border with Libya, months after deadly terror attacks on the country's tourist sites by Libya-based ISIL terrorists.
Egyptian forces kill 10 terrorists in N Sinai, wound dozen others

Feb 07, 2016 05:28

Egyptian armed forces have killed ten militants and wounded at least 13 others in a fresh attack on their hideouts in the troubled North Sinai Province.
Malian forces take back UN police base from assailants

Feb 05, 2016 13:42

Malian forces, backed by UN helicopters, have managed to retake a UN police base in the city of Timbuktu hours after it was seized by yet unidentified assailants.