Somalia turns to industrial revival in path to more economic independence

Across Somalia, a quiet transformation is underway as industries and workshops gradually reestablish a production base that was dismantled by decades of conflict.

Kenyan government halts US Ebola centre as health minister faces contempt case

Kenya has never recorded a case of Ebola and many oppose bringing potential carriers of the highly contagious disease into the country.

20 killed in Nigeria's Plateau state inter-communal attack

This is the latest in a series of inter-communal attacks ravaging the region, despite repeated deployments of security forces and government promises.