Kenya rebukes US, EU countries over poll comments
Kenya's foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a ...
Bomb attack in Somalia targets police commander
Police in Somalia say a suicide car bomb attack that targeted a senior police commander in a central Somali town killed only the bomber. Ali Abdinor, ...
Africa pirates kidnap 3 sailors in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates off the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon attacked a ship and kidnapped three sailors, including two Russians, in the latest assault on shippers ...
US warns of 'consequences' in Kenya election
Warning repeatedly of "consequences," the top U.S. diplomat for Africa on Thursday appeared to caution Kenyan voters against electing a president who ...
Kony's LRA killing fewer civilians, group finds
Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, the shadowy group of militants that has terrorized Central Africa for years, killed far fewer civilians in 2012 ...
Congo, M23 rebels sign preliminary agreement
Representatives of the Congolese government and the M23 rebels signed a preliminary agreement in which both parties accepted responsibility for the ...
French tanker, crew hijacked off Ivory Coast freed
A French tanker seized by pirates off Ivory Coast and its crew of 17 sailors have been released, its owner said Wednesday, though two workers suffered ...
Kenyan suspect asks ICC to review trial decision
One of four prominent Kenyans charged with involvement in crimes including murder and deportation following disputed elections wants the International ...
Somali court: Jail for rape victim, reporter
A Mogadishu court on Tuesday handed down one-year prison sentences to a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a reporter who interviewed ...
Rwanda dismayed by genocide court acquittals
Rwanda's top prosecutor on Tuesday expressed dismay over the International Criminal Tribunal's decision to acquit two former Cabinet ministers on ...
Obama to Kenya: Reject violence during election
Wading gently into the politics of his father's homeland, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Kenya to reject violence in next ...
South Africa police arrest alleged Congo rebels
South African police arrested 19 suspected members of a Congolese rebel group Tuesday morning, accusing them of plotting to overthrow their nation's ...
French tanker hijacked off Ivory Coast; 17 held
Pirates hijacked a French-owned fuel tanker off Ivory Coast, abducting 17 sailors in the latest attack by criminal gangs targeting the ships to steal ...
Somalia: Bomb kills 1 African Union soldier
An official in Somalia says a roadside bomb has killed an African Union soldier. Floribert Biyereke, a spokesman for Burundian troops, said one ...
Britain pledges $4.7M for Somalia's new government
The British government says it will give 3 million pounds ($4.7 million) in new aid to Somalia to help the war-ravaged nation's institutions and its ...
LRA rebel group losing men through defections
An online organization that tracks the crimes of the Lord's Resistance Army says the rebel group is losing fighters through defections encouraged by ...
UK backs talks between Syrian opposition, regime
Britain on Thursday welcomed the surprise declaration from Syria's top opposition leader that he would negotiate with President Bashar Assad's regime ...
Somali govt charges woman who says she was raped
The Somali government has charged a woman who has said she was raped by security forces, according to an international human rights group, which says ...
Mozambique floods: Death toll rises to 55
The United Nations says the death toll from the flooding in Mozambique has risen by seven to at least 55 people. The U.N. said Thursday that heavy ...
Flood waters recede in Mozambique
Flood waters have begun receding in Mozambique, and residents have started returning to the worst-hit city. The United Nations Resident Coordinator ...
Kenya gov't issues stern warning to int'l media
Kenya's government spokesman appeared to make a veiled threat Wednesday against international journalists while announcing a tough stance on ...
US eyes drone base in Africa with al-Qaida in mind
Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration's growing concern about extremist ...
Suicide bomber kills 2 at Somali president's villa
A suicide bomber Tuesday detonated explosives outside the prime minister's home in Somalia's presidential palace compound, killing two people, ...
UN: Mozambique floods displace 150k, leave 38 dead
A U.N. official in flood-hit Mozambique says at least $15 million in aid is needed to help after flood waters have killed 38 people and displaced ...
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