Nigerien authorities say six people, all foreign nationals, have died in a helicopter accident which occurred in the country’s southeastern Diffa region.

The United Nations has warned that at least one million children under the age of five across Africa’s Sahel region are at risk of dying from severe famine and malnutrition due to drought.

Head of Egypt's ruling junta says the army is not fielding a candidate in next month’s landmark presidential vote and is neutral towards the candidates.

A roadside bomb explosion in southern Somalia has killed at least 16 people and wounded many more, mostly women and children, officials say.

Tunisian police have attacked thousands of protesters, who were rallying in central Tunis to commemorate “Martyrs’ Day,” despite a demonstration ban in the area.

Egypt's former spy chief’s decision to run in the country’s presidential race has raised fears among people that the remnants of the toppled autocratic regime are trying to hijack the historic revolution, Press TV reports.

Moroccan protesters have once again taken to the streets to demand an end to corruption and tyranny in the North African country, Press TV reports.

An Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to the Israeli regime and Jordan has once again been hit by a major explosion, which is the fourteenth attack on the energy link since January 2011.

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, Khairat al-Shater, has criticized former Egyptian spy chief’s decision to run in presidential race, saying it could spark a second revolution in the country.

Malian President Amado Toumani Touré has formally resigned to facilitate a deal for the restoration of constitutional rule in the coup-hit country.

Rights activists in Morocco have presented lawmakers with a petition that demands the repeal of a law which allows rapists to escape jail terms if they marry their victims.

A car bomb has exploded in the town of Kaduna in northern Nigeria, killing at least 38 people and injuring scores of others.

Egypt’s most powerful political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has put forward a second candidate for presidential elections in the event its first candidate is disqualified by electoral commission.

Somali al-Shabab fighters have pledged to retake control of towns in the southern and central regions of the country, Press TV reports.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for speedy implementation of a deal signed between Mali military junta and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda has been sworn in as the country's new president after the government confirmed the death of president Bingu wa Mutharika following two days of silence.

Police forces in the Tunisian capital Tunis have clashed with people protesting against the country’s high unemployment rate.

Poor Kenyan children living in Mukuru, one of the many fast growing slum villages in Nairobi are dependent on their school for food, Press TV reports.

At least 6 Somali troops have been killed and 10 others wounded in a heavy explosion in the north of the capital, Mogadishu, Press TV reports.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) candidate for Egypt’s presidential election has vowed to go ahead with the implementation of Sharia (Islamic law) if elected.

Thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Cairo's landmark Liberation Square for a demonstration against Egypt’s junta, Press TV reports.

Libyans have held a protest rally in the city of Benghazi against armed militias, calling on them to lay down their weapons.

Mali's military rulers have agreed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to adopt a framework for a return to constitutional rule.

Doctors have confirmed that Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika has died of a heart attack, but the government is yet to make a statement on his death.

Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who was the main element behind the killings of protesters last year, says he will run for president in the country’s landmark election.

People in Yemen have held fresh rallies demanding the trial of deposed ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh and his aides, as well as their removal from power, Press TV reports.

The African Union (AU) has totally rejected Mali’s Tuareg rebel proclamation of independence in the north of the country, dismissing the claim as “null and of no value”.

Unidentified gunmen have killed yet another journalist in the central Somalia, amid a sharp rise in killings of journalist in the war-torn country, Press TV reports.

Mali's Tuareg separatist rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire after capturing enough territory in the northern half of the country to form ‘their own state.’

Thousands of Egyptians have voiced support for Muslim Brotherhood (MB) figure and presidential candidate Khairat El-Shater as he registered for the country’s upcoming election, Press TV reports.

Tuareg rebels in Mali’s northeastern town of Gao have captured the Algerian consulate and arrested a number of its diplomats, witnesses say.

Coup leader and head of Mali’s nearly two-week-old military junta has asked Western countries to help his army fight the rebels in control of the country's north.

Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters have vowed to intensify their deadly attacks against the country’s transitional government and their foreign military supporters, Press TV reports.

Moroccans have staged new anti-government protests, demanding the release of political prisoners, Press TV reports.

Gunmen have opened fire on a crowded market in northeastern Nigeria, leaving at least seven people dead, witnesses and the police say.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an end to fighting in northern Mali and a return to constitutional rule in the wake of a military coup in the country.

Clashes have been reported near the western Libyan town of Zuwara six months after a revolution in the country ended dictator Muammar Gaddafi's rule.

An explosion has killed at least 10 people, including the heads of Somalia’s Olympic committee and football association, in the capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports.

Prominent Shia leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky says the Untied States has been behind series of co-ordinated terrorist attacks across Nigeria.

A military court in Egypt has sentenced an army officer to six years in prison for joining the popular protests in 2011 against former US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak, leading to his ouster.