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Libyan parliament passes no-confidence vote in UN-backed government

The Libyan parliament has approved a no confidence motion in the country's UN-backed government. The development is a major blow to international efforts to resolve...

Somali bombings kill 17 at local government HQ and market

At least 17 people have been killed and more than 30 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gates of a...

IMF to grant Egypt $12bn loan to fix ailing economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to grant Egypt a $12bn loan over three years to help the country mend its ailing economy following...

French police arrest British man with 18 migrants in truck

A British national driving a small truck with 18 migrants inside, five of them children, has been arrested near the northern French port city...

African National Congress suffers its biggest election setback ever

South Africa's ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) has lost the metropolitan area which includes the capital in its biggest election setback since...

Zimbabwe’s war veterans turn against Robert Mugabe

Veterans of Zimbabwe's independence war made a significant break with President Robert Mugabe for the first time, calling him dictatorial, manipulative and egocentric. The Zimbabwe...

Bill Gates announces fresh investment in Africa

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said his foundation will invest another $5bn in Africa over the next five years. Mr Gates delivered the...

EgyptAir wreckage ‘shows signs of heat damage’

Wreckage from the EgyptAir flight which crashed in May shows "signs of damage because of high temperature" and a flight data recorder indicated there...

DR Congo’s former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba jailed for war crimes

Congolese former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and sexual violence. Bemba...

Crash investigators start examining Egyptair black box

Investigators have started analysing the cockpit voice recorder from an EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month, killing all 66 people...

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