Africa
Al-Shabab twitter account suspended after Nairobi attack
Somalia\'s al-Shabab Twitter account has been reportedly suspended after they claimed responsibility for the Nairobi shopping mall attack, in which 39 people ...UN holds first high-level meeting on the disabled
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a historic U.N. meeting of world leaders Monday "to break barriers and open doors" for the more than ...EU pledges 650 million euros to back Somalia reconstruction plan
The European Union pledged an additional 650 million euros ($862 million) in aid for Somalia on Monday to back a three-year reconstruction ...Kenyan deputy president Ruto to appear at the Hague
The trial of Kenya\'s deputy president starts on Tuesday, at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.Clashes between Boko Haram, Nigeria vigilantes kill 18
An attack by suspected Islamic sect members on a town guarded by a vigilante group in northeast Nigeria on Sunday killed at ...Twin blasts kill at least 20 in Somalia
At least 20 people have been killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after two explosions ripped through a busy car park, police ...Kenya parliament holds emergency debate on ICC pull-out
Kenya\'s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country\'s president and deputy president face trial ...New Malian president Keita takes office
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn in on Wednesday as Mali\'s new president after winning a landslide victory in elections called to turn ...Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital, condition still critical
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital and returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday, the South African presidency ...Nigeria Islamists Kill 24 Vigilantes in Ambush
At least 24 members of a vigilante group in northeastern Nigeria have been killed in an ambush during a botched attempt to ...




