Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria
Islamic extremists with the Boko Haram group took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law.
South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States on Monday. The ambassador was expelled last month by the Trump administration.
Ethiopia’s Tigray struggles to care for war wounded
Many living with serious injuries have limited access to orthopaedic therapy and must navigate damaged communities that have little or no infrastructure to accommodate them
US and Iran set to continue nuclear talks in Rome on Saturday
After a first round of "positive" and "constructive" discussions in Oman over the weekend, Washington and Teheran are set to continue their talks over Iran's nuclear programme in Rome this week.
EU foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Syria and EU-African relations in Luxembourg.
EU Foreign Ministers convened for a one-day meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, focusing on key issues such as Ukraine, Syria, and EU-African relations.
South Africa: inquest into death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli re-opened
A South African court is set to re-open Monday an inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli, a key anti-apartheid figure and Nobel laureate, in 1967.
China’s exports jump 12.4% and imports fell as Trump pushed US tariffs higher
In January, imports and exports dropped by 2.2 percent. The decline eased in February, with trade remaining largely flat.
Spain: human trafficking ring smuggling moroccans into europe dismantled
Authorities announced on Sunday that a human trafficking ring responsible for smuggling Moroccan migrants into Spain and other EU nations has been dismantled in southern Spain.
At least 50 dead in violent attacks in eastern DRC
52 people have died over the weekend in a renewed outbreak of violence in eastern DRC, where government forces and Rwandan-backed rebels have been fighting since early January.
French diplomats given 48-hour notice to leave Algeria
Algeria has instructed 12 French officials to leave the country within 48 hours, as stated by the French foreign minister on Monday.