Africa
UN wants Libya to agree to shut down migrant camps
The United Nations wants Libya\'s internationally-backed government to agree to shut down 30 detention centers holding 15,000 migrants, most of whom will ...Mugabe refuses to stand down in talks with military
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, the world\'s oldest head of state, refused to resign during a crunch meeting Thursday with military generals who ...Zimbabwe crisis: Mugabe under house arrest as military takes control
Zimbabwe\'s military was in control of the country on Wednesday as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest, although generals ...East Libyan forces make new push to end Islamist resistance in Benghazi
Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday expelled Islamist fighters from one of their last strongholds in the country\'s second-largest city of Benghazi, military ...Bombs kill at least 17 people in Mogadishu
Two car bombs killed at least 17 people in Somalia\'s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police said, and Islamist group al Shabaab claimed ...Rwanda gets first cricket stadium
Rwanda\'s first cricket stadium was inaugurated Saturday by President Paul Kagame as a permanent home for developing the sport in the country.Anger in Ghana after seven die in fuel station fire, blasts
Ghana\'s government on Sunday promised to tighten safety at fuel stations across the country after seven people were killed and scores more ...Madagascar plague outbreak kills 24, triggering WHO fears
The World Health Organisation said Sunday it was boosting its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has killed 24 people, ...Cameroon accused over Nigerian Boko Haram refugees
Cameroon on Wednesday denied allegations by a human rights group that it had forcibly returned about 100,000 Nigerian refugees in breach of ...Mozambique opposition eyes peace deal by November
Mozambique\'s opposition chief Afonso Dhlakama said Friday he expected to sign a peace deal with President Filipe Nyusi by November, as the ...




