Islamist rebels have attacked Gao in northern Mali, officials say. The rebels were repelled after two hours of fierce fighting, a Malian army official said.
Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali, the French presidency has confirmed. Abou Zeid was a senior figure in al-Qaeda
Opposition protesters in Egypt have clashed with members of the governing Muslim Brotherhood in several towns, leaving scores of people injured. In Cairo, the protesters
Sports authorities in Kenya have denied that the use of performance enhancing drugs among athletes is widespread. The majority of cases were related to the
The US government has placed Mali’s Islamist group Ansar Dine on its terror blacklist because of continued links to al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch. The decision
Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda has arrived in The Hague from Rwanda and is in the custody of the International Criminal Court. Gen Ntaganda,
Government forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) say they have halted an advance by insurgents towards the capital, Bangui. Reports say an attack helicopter
(Reuters) – Israel apologized to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and the two feuding U.S. allies agreed