Japan PM in IS ‘hostages’ vow
A video purportedly from the group shows a militant threatening to kill two hostages unless a ransom is paid.In the video, which has not been independ
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W/Bank: Economic impact of Ebola less severe than first thought
The GDP impact on countries beyond the three directly affected — Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — is now estimated at $500 million as go
Deadly Congo clashes over Kabila’s future
Protests continued yesterday in the capital, Kinshasa, following Monday’s fatal clashes between opposition supporters and security forces.Protes
Zambia votes in presidential elections
The vote is expected to be a close contest between Edgar Lungu from the governing Patriotic Front and Hakainde Hichilema from the United Party for Nat
UN worker kidnapped in C/Africa Republic
The abduction came a day after a French charity worker and a churchman were seized in an area of the city controlled by anti-balaka militia fighters.