Category: Africa

BENGHAZI, Libya — "Saiqa never sleeps," affirms Libyan Gen. Wanees Bokhamada, referring to the Benghazi's special forces unit he commands. Some 4,500 soldiers work "night and day" to secure the...

A UK citizen suspected of being a militant Islamist has been acquitted by a Kenyan court of robbery with violence over an incident in 2008. The prosecution had failed to...

The only psychiatrist working in the African country of Chad has his work cut out to convince patients their issues are medical, rather than spiritual. The sign outside Dr Egip...

Egypt’s crackdown on terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula, including weapons smuggling to Gaza, has put Hamas in a tough position. The Islamist movement has found itself cut off from both...

Two years after thousands of Egyptian protesters risked their lives to bring down the dictator Hosni Mubarak, the military-controlled government in Cairo is expanding a repressive system that may ultimately...

Wow! Things happen in Africa o, most traditionalists blame the presence of religion as the source of regression in the continent, but they forget to mention that the absence of...

Mauritania is to begin providing energy-starved Senegal with electricity within two years, both sides announced Thursday after a summit between their presidents in Dakar. Mauritania will sell its west African...

Admin: When will some of our so called fake pastor stop raping girls? Its alarming that on daily basis we always read about pastors raping girls.. Excerpt below   A...

'We are still going to see authentic men and women of God rise and say no; enough is enough!" A manic street preacher? Not quite. Try the official spokesperson for...

A corruption investigation in Gabon has revealed the existence of about 3,000 fake civil servants who receive monthly government salaries despite holding no official positions, officials said. The oil-rich Central...