Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants. Several thousand troops were last week deployed across three states in the volatile  more...

Tunisia's Islamist premier Ali Larayedh on Monday vowed tough action against Ansar al-Sharia after bloody clashes between police and members of the radical Salafist group, hinting at a shift in government policy. The interior ministry also announced the dismantling of a "terrorist cell" and said it detained  more...

South African Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has appealed to the leadership of both unions in Lonmin to put the interests of the country and workers first, APA can report Sunday.Expressing concern at the troubling events that are unfolding in Lonmin's Marikana mine, which have led to the downing of tools  more...

US President Barack Obama hailed his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein's reform efforts Monday but warned him that violence against a Muslim ethnic minority group must stop. Welcoming Thein Sein on a first visit to the White House, Obama referred to the country by its official name Myanmar rather than Burma, a  more...

The government of Japan has awarded the Second Hideyo Noguchi Prize for Africa to Dr. Alex Godwin Coutinho of Uganda for his outstanding contributions in the medical services. Dr. Coutinho, a renowned Ugandan physician won the Prize for Medical Services for his pioneering efforts to expand access to  more...