Amnesty International says Egypt’s security forces have continued a military crackdown on anti-junta protesters, employing brutal tactics similar to the last days prior to the fall of the country’s former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:28AM
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says it is looking for a president for the North African country who has an ‘Islamic background.’
Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:18PM
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A Cairo judge has set June 2 as the date for sentencing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:30AM
Uganda will lead the proposed 5,000 African Union (AU) forces that will fight the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central African Republic and DR Congo, Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:46AM
Egyptians have staged a demonstration in front of the British embassy in Cairo, to condemn London for “racism and discrimination,”Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:30AM
Somalia government soldiers backed by Ethiopian forces have captured al-Shabab-controlled territories in Bay and Bakool region in southwestern Somalia, Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:28AM
Nigerian militants, known as Boko Haram, have claimed responsibility for a recent attack in the north of the country that claimed about 30 lives.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:34AM
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has harshly criticized Egypt’s junta-appointed government, charging that it has failed to address the country’s security and economic crises.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:6AM
Clashes between al-Shabab fighters and government forces in different parts of Somalia have left 15 people dead and several others injured, Press TV reports.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:6AM
Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region have announced the release of 49 members of UN’s African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) they detained earlier, adding that they will continue to hold three other suspected of being government agents.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:38PM
Military sources say armed men opened fire and set off bombs at a marketplace in Nigeria’s northeast, killing more civilians.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:50PM
Tensions continue to intensify between Egypt and the US over revelations that several US NGO workers are set to appear in an Egyptian court over illegal foreign funding for Non-governmental Organizations, Press TVreports.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:34AM
Thousands of Moroccans have held nationwide protest rallies to mark the first anniversary of their uprising amid calls for more political and economic reforms in the kingdom.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:0AM
A US military aircraft has crashed in the Republic of Djibouti during a routine flight, killing all four US military personnel onboard, Press TV reports.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:16AM
Two more Senegalese activists have been killed during protests against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third-term in office.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:43AM
Egypt is to start holding its first presidential elections since the country’s popular revolution in the first week of June, officials say.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:23PM
Tunisia’s new government says it has no plans of demanding the extradition of the country’s ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:59PM
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has voiced fears for the safety and health of thousands of people who have fled the Afgoye corridor, Press TV reports.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:25AM
Hundreds of Moroccans have gathered in the country's second largest city Casablanca to mark the first anniversary of pro-reform protests.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:31AM
Senior United Nations officials have warned that ten million people are in dire need of help amid a food crisis in West Africa's Sahel region as a result of drought.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:44AM
The al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group has vowed to increase its bombing attacks against African Union troops and transitional government forces in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:36PM
The Al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group is suspected of having killed at least 30 Kenyan civilians since Kenya’s government sent troops into southern Somalia to fight against the militants, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:50AM
Senegalese riot police have attacked opposition activists protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third-term in office.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:42PM
A car bomb has exploded close to a government office in the south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, leaving at least one police officer wounded, Pres TV reports.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:32AM
Libyans are marking the first anniversary of the popular revolution that drove the regime of former dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, out of power after more than 41 years of despotic rule.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:43AM
At least three Somali children have lost their lives and two others sustained grave wounds after a bomb went off in a refugee camp in Somalia’s central region of Galguduud, Press TV reports.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:9PM
Senegalese security forces have attacked opposition activists protesting against octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade's decision to run for a third consecutive term.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:42PM
Thousands of Somalis are flocking to Mogadishu amid fears that bloody clashes could erupt after government forces backed by African Union troops attacked an al-Shabab holdout on the outskirts of the war-wracked Somalia’s capital.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:55PM
Unknown assailants have stormed a federal prison in central Nigeria with heavy gunfire and explosives before killing one the wardens and emptying the jail of its 200 inmates.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:15PM
A new report says about 450 million children will be physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years unless the world takes action to tackle malnutrition.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:34AM
The United Nations refugee agency says it is relocating refugees fleeing the violence in Mali to sites away from unsafe border regions.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:8AM
The United Nations says more than 10 million people in the Sahel region of Africa urgently need food assistance as drought, poor harvests, and rising food prices continue to ravage the region.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:11PM
A Tunisian court has acquitted former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi on a charge of illegally crossing into Tunisia following the collapse of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:50PM
An Egyptian cabinet minister has alleged that the US sponsors non-governmental organizations in efforts to manipulate them as platforms to incite turmoil in the post-revolution Egypt, reports say.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:27PM
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At least one person has been killed after two powerful bombs went off in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, Press TV reports.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:59AM
The prime minister of Gabon has resigned as required by the constitution following a landslide victory for his party in general elections that were boycotted by opposition parties.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:25AM
Twenty-nine children have died of hunger in a Somali refugee camp, Press TV reports.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:5PM
Zimbabwe ruling party, ZANU PF has threatened to block a draft constitution that could likely bar President Robert Mugabe from running for another term in office, Press TV reports.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:12AM
Anti-government protests have turned violent in some cities of Morocco, with security forces engaging in fierce clashes with the demonstrators, Press TV reports.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:59AM
An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the country’s recent soccer stadium tragedy in the northern city of Port Said has blamed both police and football fans for the deaths of 74 people, a lawmaker says.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:9AM
A plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed five people, including President Joseph Kabila’s close aide, and seriously injured the country's finance minister.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:28AM
Members of the newly-established Libyan election commission have been sworn in during a ceremony in the capital Tripoli.
Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:39AM
People in Morocco have once again taken to streets to protest against government policies, calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners.
Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:58AM
At least eleven people have been killed and over 20 others injured in the latest clashes between government-allied Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a militiamen and al-Shabab fighters in central Somalia, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:33PM
In Egypt, people have staged a day of civil disobedience in protest against the ruling military council, marking the anniversary of the ouster of former dictator Hosni Mubarak last February, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:7PM
Iran’s Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has opened a new educational institution in the capital city of Mogadishu in Somalia, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:55PM
Sudan and the newly-independent South Sudan have signed a major security agreement aimed at easing tensions between the two states.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:14AM
Egyptians are planning to launch a strike and day of civil disobedience in protest against the ruling military council on the first anniversary of a popular revolution that toppled Egypt’s former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:15AM
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets to protest against the military rulers who took power after former dictator Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February 2011.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:59PM
Protesters have marched to the Egyptian Defense Ministry in yet another demonstration against the continued rule of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
