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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria's Buhari officially back to work: Presidency

In line with the constitution, he returned to work by sending a letter to the country's parliament.

13 March 2017 7:30 PM IST

Police officers secure the perimeter at the scene of a garbage landslide, as excavators aid rescue efforts, on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

15 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide

The landfill has been a dumping ground for the capital's garbage for more than 50 years.

12 March 2017 4:36 PM IST

Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji today, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston rose to 29. (Photo: Twitter)

10,000 displaced as Cyclone pounds Madagascar, death toll rises to 5

Parts of the capital Antananarivo were evacuated overnight as torrential rains hit the city.

9 March 2017 4:34 PM IST

Migrants rest on the sidewalk port of Tripoli they were rescued by the Coast Guard off the coast of Tripoli, Libya. (Photo: AP)

People-smugglers kill 22 African migrants on Libya beach

The Libyan Red Crescent confirmed the killings had taken place over the weekend, but was unable to provide further...

8 March 2017 7:21 PM IST

The exterior view of the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo: AP)

South Africa revokes decision to leave International Criminal Court:...

South Africa had announced, in October 2016, that it would withdraw from the UN court.

8 March 2017 3:56 PM IST

South Sudanese women wait for food distribution by the World Food Programme. (Photo: AP)

South Sudan experiencing ethnic cleansing, UN report says

The seven-month inquiry by the UN Commission on Human Rights into South Sudan is the most comprehensive report so far.

7 March 2017 9:05 PM IST

Malian military forces. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Suspected jihadists attack Mali military position leaves 12 dead

Extremist violence has been mounting over the past year along the border between Mali and Burkina Faso.

6 March 2017 4:48 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Sudan rebels free 127 prisoners captured in fighting

Fighting in the two areas and in Darfur have left tens of thousands of people dead and displaced millions.

5 March 2017 9:24 PM IST

Children sit inside a tent at a camp set up for flood victims in Tsholostho about 200 kilometres north of Bulawayo, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Deadly floods hit southern Zimbabwe, destroying many homes

Since December, floods have killed 246 people, injured 128 and left nearly 2,000 homeless, a Zimbabwean minister said.

5 March 2017 5:42 PM IST

Severe drought and conflict in Somalia caused a famine in 2010-2012 that eventually killed a quarter of a million people (Photo: AFP)

Somalia says 110 dead in last 48 hours due to drought

In 2011, some 260,000 people starved to death due to famine in Somalia.

5 March 2017 10:25 AM IST

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, left, shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, prior to their meeting at the presidential palace in Carthage, near Tunis, Tunisia. (Photo: AP)

Tunisia, Germany strike new immigration deal

Germany and Tunisia have agreed on faster repatriations for rejected asylum seekers and job training for Tunisians.

3 March 2017 7:36 PM IST

Indian-origin South African cartoonist Nanda Soobben. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin cartoonist in South African asked to shut design school

Soobben has appealed against the decision but has refused to stop tutoring his 20 students half of whom are studying...

1 March 2017 9:24 PM IST