Africa

Africa

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  Official: Nigeria military attacks camps, kills 21

  Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, ... 

• S. Sudan: Doctors Without Borders hospital ruined

  The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ... 

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  23 dead in initiation rites in South Africa

  Twenty-three youths have died in the past nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests, South African police said ... 

• Egypt police close Gaza border to protest kidnap

  Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of ... 

• Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police

  An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue. Video supplied to The Associated Press shows ... 

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  Obama acts on scandals; Republicans unsatisfied

  President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred ... 

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  7 Egyptian security personnel abducted in Sinai

  Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. 

• Greek police arrest 2 accused of racist abuse

  Police on Thursday arrested two Greek men on suspicion of attacking a Cameroonian national and setting fire to his coffee bar in a central Athens ... 

• Shell: large gas business in Nigeria shut

  Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has stopped delivering gas to Nigeria LNG, one of the world's largest sellers of liquefied natural gas, due to a ... 

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  Mystical branch of Islam has resurgence in Somalia

  Hundreds of sweating Sufis chant and sway as the lead sheik moves into the middle of a circle of worshippers and bursts into a chant louder than ... 

• South African army prepares for Congo

  South African soldiers who are training for a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though the South African army ... 

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  Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo

  For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic ... 

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  Prince Harry ends US visit with polo match

  Britain's Prince Harry complimented the American people for their generosity and touted the successes of his charity for African children as he ... 

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  Nations pledge billions to rebuild Mali

  A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international ... 

• Nigeria deploys army to northeast to fight rebels

  Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign ... 

• Congo: 32 die in clash between army and militia

  The Congolese army says that 32 were killed in fighting between soldiers and Mai Mai militiamen. The rebels launched an assault early Wednesday on the ... 

• South Africa: Winnie Mandela's items to be sold

  Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she ... 

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  Rwanda building collapse kills 6, injures 30

  Six people were killed and dozens more injured when a four-story building under construction collapsed in eastern Rwanda, police said Wednesday as the ... 

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  Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis

  Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing ... 

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  Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

  On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that ... 

• War crimes prosecutor receives Israel complaint

  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court — the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands — says she has received a complaint ... 

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  Nigeria president declares state of emergency

  Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the ...