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60 dead in Nigeria shooting   Abuja : At least 60 people died in northeastern Nigeria when gunmen opened fire in a crowded cattle market, hospital sources and rescuers said Thursday. The attack took p ... More

18 killed in Nigerian university attack   Abuja : At least 18 people, including two university professors, were killed at a university in Nigeria's northern city of Kano during a church service, said witnesses and h ... More

40 dead as newspaper offices bombed in Nigeria   At least 37 people were killed and 100 others injured Thursday when suicide bombers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the office of This Day daily, a lead ... More

Jai Gulabrai looks like an Indian, has the heart of a Ghanaian   Accra : He looks every inch an Indian. But that is all about 67-year-old Jai Gulabrai because he has adapted to all of Ghana's ways and is a Gh ... More

70,000 newborns in Nigeria are HIV positive   About 70,000 newborns in Nigeria are HIV positive, a top government official of the west African nation has revealed. Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA ... More

S.M.Krishna meets top Egyptian leaders   Cairo : External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna met top Egyptian leaders including Supreme Council of Armed Forces chairman Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Prime Minister Kamal El ... More

Congo blast: Toll rises to 200   Brazzaville : The toll in Sunday's arms depot blast here in the capital of the Republic of Congo has risen to 200, the country's presidential office said. Citing hospital sources, an offi ... More

South Africa to create 100,000 jobs in infrastructure   Around 50,000 to 100,000 people may get new jobs in the construction sector in South Africa in the government goes ahead with its large-scale infrastructure pla ... More

Zambian striker Evans Kangwa’s move to South Africa collapses   Zambian striker Evans Kangwa's move to South Africa Premier Football League champions Orlando Piragtes has collapsed. Kangwa's local club Nkana has confirmed ... More

Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon   Cape Town : At least 200 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks by poachers in Cameroon since mid-January, an NGO said. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said a gang of ... More

India, Rwanda sign pacts; to ramp up business ties   Building upon their growing business synergy, India and Rwanda, a rising economy located at the crossroads of central and east Africa, have signed three agreements, including a pact on renew ... More

Over 600 injured as police-protesters clash in Egypt   More than 600 people were injured in clashes between police and protesters that ... More