Tag: state

Islamic State said it killed 30 Nigerian soldiers in an attack in north-eastern Borno state, a claim disputed by the Nigerian Army. A Nigerian Army...

Islamic State carried out an attack on Egyptian security forces in Sinai a week ago and captured a Christian criminal research expert, the militant...

South Africa is no stranger to the murky world of bribery, corruption and graft, so much so the country has a presidentially appointed Commission...

Nigeria's ruling party narrowly won a key governorship election in south-western Osun state, officials said, suggesting the region that helped sweep President...

Islamist militants have killed hundreds of soldiers in attacks in north-eastern Nigeria in recent weeks, security and military sources say, forcing a...

The judge leading an inquiry into claims of influence-peddling against former South African president Jacob Zuma urged more witnesses to come forward,...

South Africa will probe allegations that state attorneys defrauded government of billions by deliberately losing cases, the justice minister said, the latest...

Nigeria imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in central Plateau state after least 70 people died in communal clashes between farmers and...

Ethiopia's parliament approved government's decision to lift a six-month state of emergency two months earlier than planned, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reported. Government...

Ethiopia's parliament is set to lift a six-month state of emergency two months early, after cabinet approved a draft law saying calm...

The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sending 150 peacekeepers to Unity State to protect civilians targeted in clashes between government...

Ethiopia's state of emergency imposed on Friday includes a ban on protests and publications that incite violence, Defence Minister Siraj Fegessa said. The...

A state of emergency imposed in Ethiopia a day after the prime minister resigned will last for six months, the defence minister...

South African President Jacob Zuma will set up a commission of inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling, after a 2016 anti-graft report called...

Egypt has extended a state of emergency for another three months, starting Friday, the official gazette said. Egypt first imposed the state of...

The influential South African Council of Churches has warned corruption is turning South Africa into a "mafia state" under a government that...

Mali's National Assembly voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an upsurge in attacks...

Egypt's cabinet has approved a countrywide state of emergency for three months it said in a statement a day after two church...

Libyan forces said they captured a residential neighbourhood in central Sirte from Islamic State on Monday, leaving just one district of the...