Africa

Africa

• Kidnapped Austrian says his captors demand ransom

  An Austrian man held hostage in Yemen for two months has appealed to his government to save his life, saying his captors would kill him in a week if ... 

• 6 killed in attack in northern Nigeria

  Nigeria's military says that at least six people have been killed in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, a region under attack by Islamic extremists. 

• Zimbabwe says it has found funds for a referendum

  Zimbabwe's broke coalition government says it has raised enough money privately to pay for a referendum on a new constitution scheduled March 16. 

• Tribal fighting in Darfur leaves 60 dead

  Renewed fighting between two Arab tribes over mining rights has left 60 people dead in the northern Darfur region, Sudan's state news agency said ... 

• Congo neighbors agree not to support armed groups

  Eleven African countries signed a United Nations-drafted peace deal on Sunday to stabilize the troubled Central African country of Congo, where rebels ... 

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  Mali radicals recruited child soldiers at schools

  The radical Islamic fighters showed up at Mohamed Salia's Quranic school, armed with weapons and demanding to address his students. The leader, named ... 

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  Egypt opposition leader calls for election boycott

  Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei called Saturday for a boycott of parliamentary elections, drawing immediate criticism from some within ... 

• Official: Algeria kills 12 extremist fighters

  An Algerian government official says security forces have killed a dozen extremist fighters in northern areas outside the capital and uncovered an ... 

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  Former UN chief says violence could mar Kenya vote

  The former head of the U.N. — the man who helped save Kenya from spiraling deeper into election violence five years ago — warned Saturday that ... 

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  Father of Pistorius' girlfriend speaks out

  The father of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend has told a South African newspaper that the athlete will have to "live with his conscience" if he is ... 

• 65 Islamic rebels, 13 Chad troops killed in Mali

  The Chadian army says that its troops killed 65 Islamic extremist rebels and destroyed five vehicles in fierce fighting northern Mali. The Chadian ... 

• US troops in Niger to set up drone base

  President Barack Obama said Friday that about 100 American troops have been deployed to the African nation of Niger. Two U.S. defense officials the ... 

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  Tunisia Islamist party chooses new prime minister

  Tunisia's ruling Islamist party named an interior minister seen as a conservative loyalist to form a new government Friday, in a signal the party is ... 

• UN chief heads to Ethiopia, UAE and Europe

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Ethiopia to attend the signing of a peace agreement in Congo and will then visit the United Arab ... 

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  Egypt opposition: Election will add to tensions

  Egypt's president set parliamentary elections to begin in April — a decision that an opposition leader denounced Friday as "a recipe for disaster" ... 

• Voting in Egypt since the 2011 uprising

  A list of when Egyptians have gone to the polls to vote since the 2011 uprising that ousted former autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak. —March 19, 2011: ... 

• FIFA investigates Zambia over match-fixing players

  FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return ... 

• E. African nation Djibouti holds parliament polls

  Voters in the tiny East African nation of Djibouti are casting ballots in the nation's parliamentary elections. Friday's vote is notable because ... 

• Islamic rebels fire rockets at military in Mali

  Jihadist fighters fired two rockets at military points in Mali's northern city of Gao on Thursday after the military pushed fighters out of the city ... 

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  Why are so many French held by Al-Qaida?

  The red warning zones expand along with the numbers of French men, women and now children who have become the largest group of nationals held hostage ... 

• Suicide bombings in Nigeria north kill at least 3

  Authorities say two separate suicide bombings in Nigeria's northeast city of Maiduguri have killed at least three civilians and injured many soldiers. 

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  USAID chief visits Mogadishu, says US is committed

  Signaling the latest step forward in rapidly strengthening U.S.-Somalia relations, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development ... 

• Mali rebels fighting in Gao; car explodes in Kidal

  Islamic extremists clashed with military in Mali's northern city of Gao, a military official said Thursday, as French forces continued their push to ...