S. Africa gets first outbreak of bird flu2017-06-27
South Africa authorities on Monday sounded the alarm for an outbreak of bird flu, the first of its kind in the country.

Nigeria shore up currency value2017-06-14
The Nigerian government has intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market to the tune of 413.5 million U.S. dollars to further shore up the value of the Naira, the nation's currency.

Libyan attorney general launches investigation into release of Gaddafi's son2017-06-12
Charge d'affaires of the Libyan Attorney General Ibrahim Masoud Ali said Sunday the public prosecutor's office has started an investigation into those involved in the release of imprisoned Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

Libyan Committee of Defense and National Security objects to release of son of Gaddafi2017-06-12
Libya's Committee of Defense and National Security on Sunday called on the Libyan parliament not to release political prisoners before verdicts.

Egypt cuts ties with Qatar: statement2017-06-05
Egypt announced on Monday the cut of diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf Arab state of supporting "terrorist" organizations, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

Kenya officially launches standard gauge railway2017-06-02
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched the passenger train service of the 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway(SGR), paving way for the nation's endeavor for industrialization and prosperity.(Xinhua/Pan Siwei).

Kenya's standard gauge railway service officially begins operations2017-05-31
Kenya began operations on the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Wednesday in a drive to revolutionize its transportation sector and speed up industrialization.

Kenya issues alert on Ebola outbreak2017-05-17
Kenya's health ministry on Tuesday released an alert on Ebola outbreak following the disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Kenyan army launches defense policy to curb threats2017-05-05
Kenya's military has launched the national defence policy to help deal with security threats facing the country and measures that may be taken to ensure stability.

Egypt's interior ministry identifies Tanta church suicide bomber2017-04-14
The Egyptian interior ministry revealed on Thursday the identity of the suicide bomber who blew himself up inside a church in the Egyptian Nile delta city of Tanta on Sunday, killing 28 Christians.

Libya's eastern parliament to set up political dialogue committee2017-04-13
Libya's eastern parliament held a session on Tuesday to authorize creation of a political dialogue committee by the speaker, Agila Saleh, Libyan news agency (LANA) reported Wednesday.

Ghana swears in 50 deputy ministers2017-04-13
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday swore into office 50 Deputy Ministers of State while charging them to work hard to shame their critics.

Cholera outbreak kills 85 in Somalia's autonomous regions2017-04-13
An outbreak of cholera/ acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in Somalia's semi-autonomous regions of Somaliland and Puntland has killed over 85 people, a global charity said Wednesday.

Death toll rises to 43 in Egypt's church blasts2017-04-10
The deadly blasts at two churches in Egypt's Tanta and Alexandria on Sunday left at least 43 dead and over 130 injured, according to local media.