Africa
Coup attempt thwarted, military chief killed in Ethiopia
The failed coup in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military officer and others within the military said PM Abiy Ahmed.
199 migrants rescued off Libya's western coast
Medical and humanitarian assistance was provided to the rescued who were taken to reception centres in different cities in Libya.
US, China fight it out in Djibouti, accuse each other of aggression
The United States military on Thursday claimed that China had harassed troops posted at the US military base in Africa's Djibouti.
Egypt’s former president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial in court
Morsi has been in prison undergoing multiple trials ever since the military ousted him in July 2013.
At least 30 dead, 40 injured in Nigeria triple suicide bombing
Three bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in Konduga, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the Borno state capital Maiduguri.
Two AFP journalists beaten, detained in Central African Repulic
'One of them grabbed my camera and smashed it on the ground,' Florent Vergnes, one of the journalists, said.
Mogadishu blasts: 11 killed, 25 injured, Al-Qaida-linked group takes responsibility
The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
Hashtags for hope? The reason why social media is turning blue for Sudan
Netizens are changing their profile pictures to blue with hashtag #BlueforSudan.
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak
The first fatality, a five-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died late on Tuesday.
Strike ends in Sudan; shops open, residents remain wary
Doctors close to the protest movement say at least 118 people have been killed since the June 3 crackdown.