Africa
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Islamic militant group says it killed at least 57 soldiers in takeover of peacekeeping base in Kulbiyow, Somalia
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Amid protests on fifth anniversary of Marikana deaths, Loomin says low metal prices mean housebuilding has been slow
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27 January 1966: Following its declaration of independence, Rhodesia says it will take drastic action to resist UK attempts to retake the southern African state
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Matthew Guy said Melbourne could become ‘the Johannesburg of the South Pacific’ over a perceived increase in crime
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As affected groups worldwide take in news of Donald Trump’s renewal of a policy that has dire implications for family planning, Médecins Sans Frontières has aimed a broadside at the US president’s stance
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Onlookers allegedly yelled insults and abuse at Pateh Sabally, a 22-year-old Gambian, as he drowned in Grand Canal
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Return ends anxious wait after crisis sparked by predecessor Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to step down
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Reports say the singer, who has two adopted children from the country, appeared in court in Lilongwe with two unidentified children
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At least 28 people killed after al-Shabaab militants drive car bomb into gates of hotel in Somali capital
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A second explosion is heard as news media gather to film the aftermath of a suspected suicide car bomb attack on a hotel in Somalia’s capital
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Failure to find the Cambridge student’s killers has poisoned relations between the two countries, particularly over Libya
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Jim Windass, whose wife Claire was shot dead, says he received no security advice from travel agents
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Allison Heathcote, whose husband was among 30 Britons killed by Seifeddine Rezgui, describes panic among tourists
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Campaigners warn Trump’s reinstatement of a policy cutting aid to organisations who offer abortion services will devastate family planning provision
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Bidi Bidi camp was opened six months ago but already hosts a fifth of all the South Sudanese fleeing violence and hunger in their home country
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Royal Courts of Justice begins to hear details of how each of the 30 British victims died during terrorist shooting in Sousse
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Red dunes turn white as record snowfall blankets desert near town of Aïn Séfra in Algeria
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Trudy Jones, from Gwent, south Wales, was on holiday with friends when she was shot by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui
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Adviser to new president claims exiled ruler plundered state coffers and shipped out luxury vehicles by cargo plane
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PM’s advisers warned her chairman’s 1986 attacks on reporting of US bombing of Libya could turn into repeat of Westland affair
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New president remains in Senegal after ex-leader Yahya Jammeh leaves, pending assurances about security situation
Mozambique fell prey to the promise of fabulous wealth – now it can't pay nurses