US authorities have returned a stolen coffin to Egypt, two years after it was acquired…
Africa
Court sentences ex-Algerian president’s brother to 15 years (Guardian)
An Algerian military court on Wednesday sentenced the brother of deposed president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and…
Ghana halts ‘elaborate plot to destabilise country’ (BBC)
Ghanaian security forces have arrested and are questioning three alleged coup plotters after their plans…
Kenya school collapse: Seven dead and dozens injured in Nairobi (BBC)
At least seven children have died after a classroom collapsed at a primary school in…
Ebola virus: Tanzania failing to provide details, WHO says (BBC)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has rebuked Tanzania for failing to provide information about possible…
Egypt: Protests and clashes enter second day (BBC)
Egypt has seen a second night of clashes and dozens of arrests in rare demonstrations…
Xenophobia: Malawi repatriates nationals from South Africa (Punch)
The Malawian Government announced on Wednesday that it had hired two buses to repatriate nationals,…
Tunisia holds second free presidential election (BBC)
Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president…
Zimbabwe ‘settles row’ over Mugabe burial site (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe will be buried in the National Heroes Acre monument in…
Robert Mugabe family’s reject government funeral plans (BBC)
Robert Mugabe’s family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government…