Author: Gbenga Aborowa

Biya also offered a “pardon” to any separatists who voluntarily lay down their arms

The first group “is principally made up of people originating from the Horn of Africa,” the AU and the UN said in a statement

The Pope will celebrate mass at the Mary Queen of Peace Monument, the same hillside location where John Paul II celebrated in 1989

Tunisia has been praised as a rare success story for democratic transition after the Arab Spring

The pontiff will only visit Maputo, much to the disappointment of those in the city of Beira hit by two cyclones

Bongo’s state of health has been the subject of fierce speculation, as the Gabonese leader has only made a few appearances

Three pilgrims, including a woman, were among four civilians wounded, said Wedad Abu Niran

The fighters stormed into Balumri village, killed four male residents and abducted two others

The victims included a 17-year-old boy and six elderly men attending the match in the village of Tizert, in Taroudant region

More than 1,000 commodity trucks had been blocked at the entrance to the Malian capital after four days of protests over the poor state of roads