KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Thursday defended the credibility of last weekend's disorganised presidential election and its decision to cut Internet access to 80 million citizens in the aftermath.
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Troops and air strikes have killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants since the Niger government started an operation against the group last week, the defence ministry said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found that a strain of cholera causing an epidemic in Yemen – the worst in recorded history – came from eastern Africa and was probably borne into Yemen by migrants.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Thirteen civilians have been killed in ethnic violence in central Burkina Faso, the government said on Wednesday, echoing a rise in inter-communal conflicts in neighbouring Mali linked to Islamist violence.
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has barred all Syrians from entering the country via its southern border with Mali and Niger to keep out members of defeated rebel groups from Syria deemed to pose a security risk, a senior official said on Wednesday.
(Reuters) - The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) said it has made two arrests on suspicion of arranging illegal movement of migrants across the English Channel into Britain.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Preliminary results from Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election may be delayed past Sunday because of the low number of voting tally sheets received so far, the head of the electoral commission, CENI, told candidates on Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The deputy governor of South Africa's central bank, Francois Groepe, has resigned to pursue other opportunities, the bank said on Monday.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Election monitors from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Wednesday that Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election "went relatively well" despite chaotic scenes that prevented many from voting.
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests triggered by an economic crisis, internet users say.
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS