Kenya vote commission cites Bush v Gore in defense
A lawyer for Kenya's election commission cited the U.S. Supreme Court case Bush vs. Gore on Thursday during arguments before a Kenya Supreme Court ...
C. African Republic rebel leader faces challenges
Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic's rebel movement.
Rebel group: Congo warlord wanted control of M23
A spokesman for a Congolese rebel group said Thursday that rebel fighters in the M23 group were trying to kill warlord Bosco Ntaganda, who fled Congo ...
Police: British hostage taken in Nigeria released
A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said Thursday, as other foreigners have ...
Mali secular rebels appoint administrator in Kidal
A secular rebel group that has long sought independence in northern Mali now has appointed its own administrator to govern the region of Kidal, a move ...
Egypt: Divers caught while cutting Internet cable
Egypt's naval forces captured three scuba divers who were trying to cut an undersea Internet cable in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, a military ...
Egypt court challenges Morsi over top prosecutor
An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday annulled a presidential decree appointing the top prosecutor in a new challenge by the judiciary to Islamist ...
Mali extremist group says fighters, leader OK
One of the three extremist groups being driven back in northern Mali by French-led forces says its fighters and leader, Iyad Ag Ghali, are fine and ...
Cookbook showcases Gaza's hidden culinary delights
Spicy stuffed squid and roasted watermelon salad are among the unexpected culinary delights of the Gaza Strip, a densely populated seaside sliver of ...
BRICS plan development bank to fund infrastructure
Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure ...
Guinea's opposition pulls out of talks
Aboubacar Sylla, a spokesman for Guinea's coalition of opposition parties, announced that the country's opposition is pulling out of talks with the ...
Vote numbers were changed, Kenyan court told
Vote totals for Kenya's president-elect mysteriously increased between the time the ballot numbers were announced at some remote polling centers and ...
Zimbabwe court releases 4 aides to prime minister
Zimbabwe's High Court on Wednesday freed on bail four senior officials from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party accused of illegally collecting ...
Syria's Assad appeals to African summit for help
Syria's increasingly isolated president sent a letter calling for help from leaders of five nations at an economic meeting Wednesday in South Africa ...
Oscar Pistorius' brother on trial for road death
The brother of Oscar Pistorius pleaded not guilty to a charge of culpable homicide or negligent killing in a South African court Wednesday for the ...
Hard questions for South Africa over CAR battle
The South African government faced tough questions Wednesday about its military mission in the Central African Republic after 13 of its soldiers were ...
US general warns of al-Qaida threat in Tunisia
The chief of the U.S. Africa Command has warned about al-Qaida attempts to gain a foothold in Tunisia. Gen. Carter Ham told Tunisian radio late ...
1 killed, 8 wounded in grenade attack in Rwanda
A police official in Rwanda says a grenade blast has killed one person and wounded eight. The attack happened in a busy area of Kigali, the capital, ...
UN chief proposes peacekeepers as option for Mali
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would conduct ...
US eyes anti-piracy effort along west Africa coast
The U.S. and some of its allies are considering plans to increase anti-piracy operations along Africa's west coast, spurred on by concerns that money ...
Nearly 50 inmates escape Libyan prison, 1 killed
A Libyan security official says nearly 50 inmates have fled a prison in an oasis city in the country's southern desert, and authorities shot one dead ...
C. African Republic hospitals looted after coup
Aid groups and the international community on Tuesday condemned widespread looting in Central African Republic's capital, saying that even hospitals ...
Egyptian blogger accused of violence released
Egyptian authorities released a prominent Egyptian blogger Tuesday after he refused to cooperate with prosecutors over allegations of instigating ...
Kerry in Paris to talk Syria with French
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Paris for talks with French officials about aid to the Syrian opposition and the situation in Mali.
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