Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram extremists out of an abandoned north-eastern primary school in a shootout that killed four militants.
Insurgents were using the...
Egyptians are voting in the nation’s first parliamentary election since the military’s 2013 ousting of Egypt’s first freely elected president.
Egyptians residing abroad began voting...
Scientists have found Ebola stays in the semen of male survivors for up to nine months after recovery - much longer than previously thought.
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Facebook is planning to launch a satellite to provide internet access to remote parts of Africa, the social network’s founder has said.
Mark Zuckerberg announced...
Burkina Faso’s military says the interim prime minister has been released by the presidential guard that seized power in a coup last week.
The release...
Extremists detonated three explosive devices in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, in Nigeria’s north-east.
Details on casualties were not readily available, said military spokesman...
Burkina Faso’s military has released the country’s interim president after he was detained during a coup that dissolved his government.
The junta released a statement...