A reclusive figure with a love of poetry, Ahmed Abdi Godane became a feared jihadist, running assassination and bomb squads in Somalia. The Pentagon says he was killed in an air strike on 1 September. ...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The presidential election held in Mauritania on 21 June is the most unpopular and the disastrous poll in the history of the country, Mohamed Ould Nany, deputy chairman o...

A reclusive figure with a love of poetry, Ahmed Abdi Godane became a feared jihadist, running assassination and bomb squads in Somalia. He rose to the helm of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in 200...

Algeria come from behind to draw with Russia and move into the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time in their history.

At least 14 Tunisian soldiers are killed in a militant attack, said to be the most deadly incident in the country's history.

Assailants have killed 14 Tunisian soldiers near the Algerian border, in the worst such attack in the army's history....

[Egypt Online]The coming period in the Suez Canal Authority's history is promising and difficult at the same time, SCA Chairman Mohab Mamish said....

Lawyers say thousands of Nigerian fishermen have rejected an offer of $50m from Royal Dutch Shell for some of the largest oil spills in history?....

Tens of thousands of people have gathered for the funeral for the emir of Kano, one of Nigeria#039;s most prominent and revered Muslim leaders. Al-Haji Ado Bayero, on the throne in the northern city si...

Journalist who witnessed and documented key moments in modern African history, from civil war to independence Kaye Whiteman knew most of the key African leaders The journalist and editor Kaye Whiteman,...