Africa

Several insurgents killed in Somalia's Puntland state

Somali security forces said they killed several militant insurgents and seized eight outposts in the

Raila firmly in AU race, Kenya says amid 'withdrawal' rumours

Kenya says former Prime Minister Raila Odinga is firmly in the race to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat a

Mali seizes 3 tonnes of gold from Canadian firm Barrick

Mali has reportedly seized 3 tonnes of gold from Canadian company Barrick Gold following a tax dispu

Tanzanian activist recounts kidnap ordeal in Kenya

Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai says she was from a salon, when she was kidnapped in Kenya's

Boko Haram militants kill 40 farmers in Nigeria

At least 40 farmers have been killed in an attack by militant extremists in northeast Nigeria’s Bo

Mozambique: 250 lawmakers sworn in amid uneasy calm

Two main opposition political parties, Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) and the Democratic Mo