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Thomas Sankara remains: Burkina Faso orders exhumation
The government of Burkina Faso has ordered the exhumation of the remains of Thomas Sankara, the former president who was killed in a 1987 coup.
Libya oil fields of Bahi and Mabruk ‘seized by militants’
Islamist militants are reported to have seized two oil fields in central Libya, as rival groups fight for control of the country. Forces guarding the
Khalid al-Fawwaz guilty of US embassy bombings
A former aide of Osama Bin Laden has been found guilty of plotting the al-Qaeda bombing of US embassies in east Africa in 1998 that
Amnesty calls on UN powers to lose veto on genocide votes
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where atrocities are
Nigeria suicide bombers target Potiskum and Kano buses
Suicide bombings at bus stations in two major commercial centres in northern Nigeria have killed at least 27 people, police and hospital sources say. A bomber
Ten dead, scores injured in Nimule bus accident
Ten people are confirmed dead and seven others severely injured in a head on collision accident involving a Bakulu bus, registration number UAS 201N and
Nigerian army retakes Baga town from Boko Haram
The Nigerian army has retaken the north-eastern town of Baga, held by Boko Haram militants since 3 January. In a tweet from its official account,
DR Congo conflict: Gen Bruno Mandevu ‘should be replaced’
A leading rights group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called on the government to annul a controversial general’s appointment to lead the fight
Screening of Ebola vaccine candidates starts in Kampala
Makerere University Walter Reed Project has started screening candidates for the trial of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda. A total of
Boko Haram crisis: Chad ‘captures Nigerian town from militants’
Chad’s army has driven Boko Haram militants out of Malumfatori town in north-eastern Nigeria, a senior official from Niger has told the BBC. The reported
