South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, First Vice President and former rebel leader Riek Machar, and Vice President James Wani Igga met this week to talk about the remaining stumbling blocks impeding full implementation...
The U.S. government has announced a near-total ban on domestic sales of elephant ivory, a move intended to protect the endangered animal. Previously, ivory could be sold if it was brought to the...
First, it was the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. Now, it’s the Niger Delta Avengers. The Avengers have taken credit for bombings that affected major pipelines in the delta, including...
Witnesses in Somalia’s capital say at least 10 people were killed and more than 15 others wounded when militants attacked a major hotel Wednesday. Somali lawmaker Mohamed Ismail Shuriye said that two parliamentarians,...
WASHINGTON— The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday to renew sanctions against South Sudan’s leaders for another year. They include travel bans and asset freezes on persons believed to have...
An al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility for attacks on two U.N. bases in Mali that left four people dead. One peacekeeper was killed in rocket fire late Tuesday that seriously wounded three other...
NAIROBI— Compromise may be in store on the issue of electoral reform in Kenya. Several protests by the opposition have turned violent in the past month, but at a rally in Nairobi Wednesday,...
For the first time, one of the teams competing in the Olympic Games will be made up of refugees who hail from different countries they no longer call home. Popole Misenga and...
KAMPALA— Tensions have escalated in Uganda’s capital after a court appearance for opposition leader Kizza Besigye was canceled and two opposition leaders were arrested. Besigye is charged with treason after calling February’s presidential...
The United Nations refugee agency is calling on Kenya to reconsider its plans to close the country’s two main refugee camps, saying the move would have “devastating consequences” for hundreds of thousands of...
