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Senegal protesters clash with security forces over presidential election delay Clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in the Senegalese capital Dakar and other cities on Friday, with one student killed at a protest in the city of Saint-Louis.

South Africa - Israel spat: Minister Naledi Pandor says her family threatened In tonight's edition: Israel denies threatening South Afrcia's minister Naledi Pandor. Pandor says she's worried about the safety of her family since South Africa has filed a case before the ICJ accusing Israel of...

UN agencies seek $4,1B to help with fleeing civilians and refugees In tonight's edition: Sudan's warring sides have agreed to meet in Switzerland for talks on how to allow in desperately needed aid 10 months after the outbreak of a war that has devastated the country. The UN agencies seek $4,1B...

Kenyan doomsday starvation cult leader charged with murder Kenyan doomsday starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie is charged with 191 counts of murder. More than 400 bodies, including those of children, were exhumed from the Shakahola forest where his followers lived. Also, Senegal's opposition...

Senegal vote delay not ‘legitimate’, says US The vote to delay Senegal's presidential election until December "cannot be considered legitimate", the US state department said, after the move plunged the normally stable West African nation into its worst crisis in decades.

Senegal’s democratic record on the line as presidential vote delay sparks crisis Violent protests have roiled Senegal since President Macky Sall abruptly called off a planned election at the weekend, with just three weeks to go before the high-stakes vote. The crisis puts one of West Africa’s...

Senegalese MPs vote to delay presidential poll, sparking protests Senegalese lawmakers voted late Monday to delay this month’s presidential election until December, an unprecedented move that has sparked international concern over a country normally seen as a beacon of stability in West Africa.

Clashes as Senegal parliament debates presidential poll delay Tonight we bring you a special report on the unfolding political crisis in Senegal, after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election set for February 25. Clashes broke in the capital, Dakar...

Democracy on hold? : Senegal opposition outraged over plan to delay election Protests, riots and a crackdown have erupted in Senegal after the term-limited outgoing president, Macky Sall, suddenly announced a six-month election delay, this on the very day the official campaign to pick his...

At least three dead, 280 injured in huge Kenya blaze Kenya vows those responsible will be "held accountable" after a truck full of gas cylinders exploded in Nairobi, killing at least three people and injuring 280. In Tunisia, Rached Ghannouchi is sentenced to a further three years in prison. The...

Senegal parliament debates election delay as police disperse Dakar protests Security forces used tear gas to disperse an opposition rally outside Senegal's parliament on Monday as lawmakers began debating a proposal to postpone the country's prsidential election, which was previously set for...

Senegal faces opposition backlash after President Sall postpones vote Opposition parties prepared to demonstrate on Sunday after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election set for February 25, sparking a wave of international concern.

Namibia's anti-apartheid President Hage Geingob dies in hospital aged 82 Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, his office said. He was 82.

Egypt orders review of pyramid restoration after video sparks public outrage Egypt's antiquities ministry said Saturday it was setting up a committee to review the restoration of Giza's Menkaure Pyramid after a public outcry over the project.

Senegal's President Macky Sall postpones Feb 25 presidential elections indefinitely Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start.

Senegal vote postponement historical in 'West Africa's most stable democracy' President Macky Sall postponed Senegal's planned Feb. 25 presidential election, announcing in a televised address to the nation on Saturday that he had cancelled the relevant law due to electoral issues he warned would...

How to end female genital mutilation? UN seeks to eradicate practice by 2030 Despite undeniable progress towards ending female genital mutilation, it still exists on six continents, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. The United Nations has set the ambitious goal of eradicating all forms of...

With ECOWAS exit, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leave democratic transition in limbo The announcement that Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) "without delay" has put an abrupt end to fractious talks on organising elections and...

Six months on, family of slain DR Congo politician Cherubin Okende still want answers In tonight's edition: the family of an assassinated Congolese opposition politician can finally lay him to rest. Cherubin Okende's body has been released back to his loved ones, but they say authorities aren't...

Nairobi gas explosion kills at least two, injures hundreds in Kenyan capital At least two people were killed and 222 injured in a massive fire caused by a gas explosion in the Kenyan capital, a government spokesman said on Friday.