Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: ‘No survivors’ among 157 on board
All 157 people on board Boeing 737 killed in plane crash en route to Nairobi, Ethiopian state broadcaster reports.
There are no survivors among 157...
Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, deaths reported
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet has crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi in Kenya.
The flight is believed to have...
Tunisian health minister resigns after death of 11 babies in same hospital
Tunisia’s health minister Abdel-Raouf El-Sherif resigned on Saturday after 11 babies mysteriously died within 24 hours in a hospital in the capital, state news...
Sudan’s President Bashir steps down as ruling party leader
Sudan's embattled President Omar al-Bashir quit his position as chairman of the ruling party after more than two months of protests against his nearly three-decade rule, the party...
Buhari re-elected Nigeria’s president
Nigeria’s electoral commission has declared incumbent Muhammadu Buhari the winner of the country’s presidential elections.
The announcement in the wee hours of Wednesday means the...
State of emergency declared in Sudan by under-fire president
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, has appointed a new prime minister, but left the country’s current defence, foreign and justice ministers in place following a...
AU summit concludes with pledge to work for welfare of African people
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wrapped up the African Union (AU) summit on Monday with a pledge to work for the welfare of African people.
Al-Sisi,...
Nigeria Election: Election Office Burnt Down Six Days Before Polls
An office for Nigeria's election commission has been burned down just six days before the country is due to vote in a general election.
The...
3 Confirmed Dead In Ethiopian Helicopter Crash At UN Compound
The United Nations has confirmed three crew members have died after an Ethiopian military helicopter crashed inside the compound of the U.N peacekeeping mission...
Zimbabwe to go ahead with 1 billion dollar Robert Mugabe University
The new government in Zimbabwe will honor former president Robert Mugabe by continuing with plans to establish the 1 billion dollar university in his...