VIDEO: Libya militia take US embassy pool

The Libyan army declares a partial ceasefire, two days after some of the militias in western Libya announced a truce.

The UN Security Council calls for an immediate ceasefire in Libya and sanctions against those involved in the recent surge in violence there.

US forces flown to Libya to support government troops had to leave after landing because of demands from a local militia group, US officials say.

An attack on a power plant in Libya leaves at least 19 soldiers dead, while a rocket strikes a Libyan oil terminal in a separate incident.

Saudi Arabia closes its embassy in Libya and withdraws staff after weekend clashes involving a militia group which overran the parliament building.

Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are struggling to disarm militias, the BBC's Kassim Kayira discovers after a recent trip to the country.

In commemoration of World Wildlife Day on March 3, 2015, U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam today launched a video that highlights the importance of wildlife conservation in Tanzania and the need to improve anti-poaching efforts and wildlife conservation. The video is available on YouTube at the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSVt4tkb0Q, and on the U.S. Embassy’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tanzania.usembassy

Kwa mara ya kwanza muimbaji wa Kenya, Avril amelizungumzia tukio lililotokea miaka miwili iliyopita jijini Dar es Salaam wakati alipokuwa akitumbuiza kwenye Pool Party iliyofanyika kwenye hoteli ya Regency Park, Mikocheni. Kwenye show hiyo ambayo rapper Prezzo pia alitumbuiza, Avril alijikuta akitumbukia kwenye bwawa la kuogelea lililokuwa mbele ya jukwaa. Bahati nzuri mrembo huyo anajua […]

Fears are growing in Libya after the government accused renegade general Khalifia Haftar of planning a coup.