Africa
Death toll from clashes at Sudan rallies climbs to 11
Khartoum, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Sudanese activists said Monday that at least 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces during mass demonstrations demanding a transition to civilian rule.
At least 7 dead as Sudanese stage protests against army rule
Khartoum, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Sudan's capital and elsewhere in the country Sunday calling for civilian rule nearly three months after the army forced out long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
Libyan fighters threaten to target Turkish interests
Cairo, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — The forces of Libya's Khalifa Hifter said that Turkish vessels and interests are "legitimate targets" in its battle to seize the capital of Tripoli, after it accused Turkey of helping rival militias allied with the U.N.-supported government.
16 die in Zimbabwe road crash
Harare, June 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least 16 people died in a head-on collision between a commuter omnibus and a haulage truck about 100 km south of Harare on Friday, police said.
Boko Haram kills 22 farmers in northeast Nigeria
Abuja, June 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Twenty-two local farmers were killed following an attack by terror group Boko Haram who invaded a village in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, security sources said on Wednesday.
6 street children killed in wall collapse in Uganda's capital: police
Kampala, Jun 24 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Six street children were killed and two others seriously injured as a result of a school perimeter wall collapse on Monday here, a police spokesperson said.
Somalia, UN begin cholera vaccination drive targeting 650,000 people
Mogadishu, June 22 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Somali and UN agencies on Saturday started a week-long immunization campaign, using oral cholera vaccines in high-risk districts to prevent recurring cholera outbreaks in the country.
Libyan commander marching on Tripoli dismisses negotiations
Cairo, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) — A Libyan commander whose forces are fighting to take the country's capital of Tripoli from militias allied with a U.N.-backed government based there has dismissed an initiative by its prime minister for negotiations to end the crisis.
Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
Cairo, Jun 18 (AP/UNB) — Egypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV and his family said.
Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
Dhaka, June 17 (UNB) - Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom, state TV says.