Dozens killed in attack in Burkina Faso
Civilians are among the dozens of people killed in an attack by militants in Burkina Faso, local and security sources said on Sunday.
Africa
Ten dead in Ethiopia landslide
Ten people have been killed in a landslide in northern Ethiopia鈥檚 Amhara region, according to local state media, the latest natural disaster to strike the country.
Libyan rival聽 groups reach security deal
Libyan armed groups and authorities reached an accord in Tripoli to secure important infrastructure, the country鈥檚 interior minister announced Friday, following concern from the...
Uproar in Ethiopia over rape, murder of girl, 7
The savage rape and murder of a seven-year-old Ethiopian girl has sparked outrage in the country, with many branding her assailant鈥檚 punishment as too lenient...
Libya UN-backed deal at risk as escalation fears mount
Reemerging bloodshed and power struggles in Libya have raised fears of a broader escalation, threatening to deal a fatal blow to the UN-brokered political transition and push the...
Sudan paramilitary attack kills 80
Sudanese paramilitary forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said Friday, in an attack that followed US-sponsored talks aimed...
Death toll rises to 23 from Uganda garbage landslide
The death toll from a garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 23.
UN urges restraint as Libya govt braces for attack
The United Nations urged restraint on Friday after Libya鈥檚 Tripoli-based government put its forces on high alert for an assault by fighters loyal to an eastern-based strongman in the remote southern desert...
Benin mulls nationality for slave descendants
People abroad can take advantage of a new law in the West African state granting Beninese nationality to the descendants of enslaved Africans...
Nigeria arrests 7 Poles in protests
Nigerian security forces have arrested seven Polish nationals accused of playing a 鈥榮uspicious role鈥� in protests against government policies and economic hardship, the national security agency said on Thursday...
Nigeria arrests protesters with Russian flags
Nigerian police said on Tuesday they had arrested more than 90 demonstrators carrying Russian flags as protests triggered by economic hardship entered a sixth day.
S Africa police discover 90 Ethiopians locked in house
South African police discovered 90 Ethiopians packed into locked rooms in inhuman conditions at the weekend, a spokesman said Monday, and arrested two suspects on...
Senegal鈥檚 PM backs headscarf
Senegal鈥檚 prime minister Ousmane Sonko said his government would no longer accept students being barred from schools for wearing the Muslim...
US military completes withdrawal from final base in Niger
The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country...
32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach
An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks...