Opposition parties insist he’s plotting to be President-for-life; Touadera vs 6 opponents battle in CAR
Six presidential candidates will face off against the Central African Republic's incumbent leader Faustin Archange Touadera on Saturday (December 27, 2025). The opposition has accused Touadera, first elected in 2016,…
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At least three dozen people were killed and scores were injured in fighting that flared up Friday in and around the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, the government said.
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The United States could have acted sooner to designate Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization, a State Department official told Congress on Thursday, adding that "resolving this crisis is now…
10 killed in Kenya bombing
At least 10 people were killed in two explosions Friday in central Nairobi, the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre said via Twitter.
President Jonathan cancels #Chibok visit where #BokoHaram abducted 220 schoolgirls; leaves for France
President Jonathan cancels #Chibok visit where Boko Haram abducted 220 schoolgirls; leaves for France Special to USAfricaonline.com, CLASSmagazine, and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido USAfrica: Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is on his way to France…
‘High threat from terrorism’ alert in Kenya
British tour companies evacuated travelers from Kenya after the UK and the United States issued travel alerts over a potential series of terror attacks.
Sudan woman to face death for apostasy
A Christian woman, who is eight-months pregnant, has been sentenced to death by a Sudanese court, after she refused to renounce her faith.
Clashes reported in Benghazi
Fighting broke out Friday in parts of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, residents there told CNN, as Libyan media reported an apparent military operation targeting militants.
Egypt trial of Al Jazeera journalists adjourned
The trial in Egypt of Al Jazeera journalists accused of terrorism-related offenses was adjourned Thursday until May 22, the state-run news site Ahram Online reported.
Borno Governor: Deal with devil for girls
Kashim Shettima, governor of Nigeria's Borno State, says the government should do anything to bring back missing girls.
Nigerians fight off Boko Haram
Residents of three villages in Nigeria repelled attacks by Boko Haram insurgents, killing more than 200 of them, residents and officials said.
South Africa’s tourism draw
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Will there be a prisoner swap in Nigeria?
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‘How Islam can fight Boko Haram’
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Witnesses to Boko Haram’s terror
The militants pulled into the northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok under cover of darkness, their target a girls' boarding school filled with students ahead of final year exams.
Scared to send children to school
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