Madagascar impeaches its president

President Hery Rajaonarimampianina of Madagascar has been impeached in a vote late on Tuesday by the island-nation president.

The impeachment threatens to derail rebuilding efforts after years of crisis, analysts said.

The vote by 121 of 151 members of parliament has to be ratified by the country’s constitutional court. Rajaonarimampianina was elected at the end of 2013, after the country had suffered five years of political turmoil following the coup of 2009 that ousted Marc Ravalomanana from power.

Indian nurse who's been in a coma for 42 years after being raped in 1973,dies

Aruna Shanbaug, who became the face of a debate on euthanasia after being in a vegetative state for more than four decades following her brutal rape in 1973, died in Mumbai’s KEM Hospital on Monday after a bout of pneumonia.

Xenophobia: S/Africa Sends Back 5,645 Immigrants Home

Following the spate of xenophobic attacks in April on foreigners in South Africa, the South African government has decided to return 5,645 foreigners, the government said on Sunday.

Spokesperson for the South African Government, Jeff Radebe, revealed this in a statement that foreigners chose to leave South Africa voluntarily.

The Malawians, dominated the list with 3,506, followed by Zimbabweans (1,440) Mozambicans (682), while Tanzanians had (17).

Islamic Crusaders React To Buhari’s Handshakes With Married Women On Facebook

A wave or mixed reactions inundated the social media, following Nigeria’s President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, recent shaking hands with women, with many Muslim fundamentalists describing his actions as “Un-Islamic.”

Simonateba reported that some Islamic fundamentalist are of the opinion that Buhari, should not be seen shaking hands with women, making emphasis on the married ones.

Egypt hangs 6 convicted Islamist militants

Egyptian authorities hanged six men convicted of killing soldiers on Sunday, police said, ignoring appeals to spare them amid allegations two of them had been in custody at the time of their alleged crimes.

A military court upheld the death sentences last March, following a trial in which the six were convicted of carrying out the attacks in the months after the army's overthrow of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in July 2013.

Prosecutors said they were members of the Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis jihadist group, which late last year pledged allegiance to ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Angola demands UN apology

Angola demanded an apology from the UN on Saturday after the world body called for an investigation into the killing of members of a Christian sect by police in April.

Details of an April 16 police raid in the remote hills of central Huambo province have been fiercely contested, with authorities saying 13 sect members were killed, while opposition party Unita claims over 1 000 civilians were slain in the operation.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) spokesperson Rupert Colville has urged Angola to ensure "a truly meaningful, independent, thorough investigation" into the alleged massacre.

Boko Haram attack: Nigeria army imposes curfew on Maiduguri

The Nigeria army on Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the restive north-eastern town of Maiduguri in the aftermath of a Boko Haram attack on the city, a military statement said.

"In view of the recent development within Maiduguri metropolis a 24-hour curfew is hereby imposed in the city," army spokesperson Colonel Tanko Gusau said in the statement.

"This is done to protect lives and properties of innocent and law-abiding people of Maiduguri," capital of Borno state.

Boko Haram fighters launched an attack on the city on Wednesday but were repelled by Nigerian troops after intense clashes, residents and the army have said.