Police fired teargas and demonstrators hurled rocks in central Dakar, where opposition supporters have tried to protest in the main square against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in an election on Sunday.
Backed by tanks, Ethiopian troops took control of a southern Somali town on Tuesday from the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab Islamists, officials said.
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was slightly injured on Tuesday after police fired teargas to disperse his supporters at a political rally calling for demonstrations against President Yoweri Museveni's government, a party official s
Many Dutch people are becoming more and more wary of the numbers of immigrants streaming into the Netherlands.
Hours after being detained, 49 international peacekeepers were released by JEM rebels in Sudan's Darfur region on Monday. Rebels are still holding three civilian staff members accused of working for the country's security service.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe scoffed at fears about his health and said he was "fit as a fiddle" as he turned 88 on Tuesday.
Dutch Prince Johan Friso remains in stable but critical condition after being caught in an avalanche while skiing in Austria on Friday. The accident has made for headlines in the Dutch and international press.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accused his political rivals of trying to use constitutional reforms to get rid of him, but warned that his ZANU-PF party would reject any changes threatening its future, the Sunday Mail newspaper reported
Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election.
“The colours of the flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are red, white and blue.”