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14 Feb 2017 - 8:38am

Trump talks trade with S. African leader

US President Donald Trump and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, have spoken about improving trade ties.
11 Feb 2017 - 6:54am

Over 50 killed by army in Congo clashes

Hundreds have died and tens of thousands have been uprooted in central Congo in recent months in battles between security forces and the militia.
10 Feb 2017 - 8:57am

Fistfight in South African parliament as guards eject MPs

A brawl broke out in South Africa's parliament Thursday as guards exchanged punches with opposition lawmakers who shouted down President Jacob Zuma as he tried to...
9 Feb 2017 - 8:28pm

Kenya high court blocks closure of Dadaab refugee camp

The world's largest refugee camp, in Kenya, will no longer close after a court blocked the government's bid to shut the camp down.
9 Feb 2017 - 6:47am

Former PM Farmajo wins Somalia vote

Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a former prime minister, has been sworn in as Somalia's new president.
6 Feb 2017 - 2:15pm

In photos: The ongoing Mediterranean migrant crisis

As Europe works to stem the flow of migrants and asylum seekers across the Mediterranean, thousands continue to drown while rescuers scramble to save people from...
6 Feb 2017 - 7:52am

In one weekend, 1,500 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean

Roughly 4,500 migrants have been saved since Wednesday.
5 Feb 2017 - 9:36am

Libya pulls 1131 from sea in one week

More than 1000 migrants have been intercepted by Libya's coast guard.
2 Feb 2017 - 8:02am

Congo's main opposition leader dies

Congo's prominent democracy advocate Eitenne Tshisekedi has died.
2 Feb 2017 - 2:44am

UN team struck on Nigeria Cameroon border

Five people are dead after an attack on a UN team on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon.
26 Jan 2017 - 9:25am

Militants attack Somali hotel, 28 dead

Militants from the al-Shabab group have rammed a car bomb into a hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 28.
25 Jan 2017 - 11:10pm

Militants attack Somali hotel, 18 dead

Militants from the al Shabaab group have rammed a car bomb into a hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 18.
24 Jan 2017 - 9:04am

Security first as Zambian police forbidden from marrying foreigners

Fears loose lips could compromise national security have prompted an unusual command from Zambia's police inspector general.
24 Jan 2017 - 7:19am

Gambian president announces ex-Jammeh minister as VP pick

Gambian President Adama Barrow has chosen a former minister of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh as vice-president, a spokesman said Monday.
23 Jan 2017 - 3:41pm

Six years on, Egyptian activists worry uprising 'gone to waste'

Six years after Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, the activists behind Egypt's 2011 uprising are facing a new crackdown and struggling to see much reason for...
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18 Feb 2017 - 9:11pm

Giving kids a fighting chance in rural Australia

The residents of Tingha, a tiny town in regional New South Wales, are hoping a boxing program for disaffected youth will curb rising crime rates.
18 Feb 2017 - 8:36pm

Paediatrician calls for a re-think on 'No Jab, No Pay' immunisation policy

As the federal government releases figures showing an increase in childhood immunisation rates, a paediatrician believes the 'No Jab, No Pay' policy targets the...
17 Feb 2017 - 6:36pm

Have scientists just discovered previously unknown 'eighth continent'?

The new continent has been tentatively named Zealandia, and it's right next door to Australia.
17 Feb 2017 - 2:03pm

Trump asks black journalist if Congressional Black Caucus are 'friends of yours'

Amid the confusion of Thursday's press conference, President Donald Trump tried to have one black reporter set up a meeting with a group of African American...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:04pm

Opinion: Aid workers are not a target, and never should be

On February 8, six Red Cross workers were killed when their convoy came under fire in Afghanistan. When humanitarians are a target, it's the locals - in desperate...
17 Feb 2017 - 7:12am

Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'

Sitting down at work all day may not be so bad for you after all, writes Emmanuel Stamatakis.
16 Feb 2017 - 7:38pm

Indian couple found guilty of orchestrating 16 sham marriages in visa scam

An Indian couple has been found guilty in a Brisbane court on a total of 66 charges related to running a marriage visa scam for Indian men to marry Australian...
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