Suspected Ugandan rebels used machetes to kill at least 12 civilians on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities and a local human rights group said, the latest in a series of targeted...
The African Union says it will send 200 military advisers and human rights observers to Burundi, 10 months into the country’s violent political crisis over President Pierre Nkrunziza’s third term. International diplomatic efforts appear...
British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Monday he is sending a training team of about 20 soldiers to Tunisia to help prevent people from crossing into the country illegally from neighboring Libya. Islamic State...
It appears there is another delay to the arrival in Juba of South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar’s forces, a crucial part to the implementation of the agreement signed last August between the Juba...
The former heir apparent to Zimbabwe’s long-ruling President Robert Mugabe has launched a new political party to challenge Mugabe’s nearly four-decade hold on power. Joice Mujuru announced the formation of the Zimbabwe People First...
Ivory Coast said Wednesday that it had granted citizenship to Burkina Faso’s former president, Blaise Compaore, potentially dashing hopes he could be extradited to his neighboring native country for his role in a high-profile...
An African Union delegation continues its visit to Burundi Friday to push parties to the Burundian conflict toward a dialogue. The delegation, led by South African President Jacob Zuma, was expected to meet with...
NAIROBI, KENYA Kenyan police have received 30 armored personnel carriers to be used in areas of the country worst hit by terrorism. Security analysts say that is a good step, but Kenya needs to...
Authorities in Ghana say at least 53 people died in a collision between a bus and a truck on a highway north of the capital, Accra, Wednesday night. Ghana’s President John Mahama tweeted a...
NAIROBI, KENYA The Kenyan government is planning to build a new prison to confine only terrorist suspects and sympathizers. The facility is intended to deter the spread of terrorist ideology. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta...
