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US limited in fight against North Africa militants
The United States is struggling to confront an uptick in threats from the world's newest jihadist hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners ...
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 ...
Donors pledge $455 million to Mali military push
African and Western nations on Tuesday pledged more than $450 million to fund an African-led military force to fight Islamist extremists in Mali.
US official: Mali intervention 'could take years'
The French-led military intervention in Mali could take years, a U.S. official warned on Monday. A State Department official for Africa said the U.S.
Congo deal delayed at African Union meeting
A large-scale peace agreement to end fighting in Congo that would see more peacekeeping forces enter the region was delayed Monday over what the ...
Kenya elections observers to enhance transparency
Kenya's first nation-wide vote since devastating violence broke out after the nation's 2007 presidential election will be closely monitored by the ...
UK: Specific threat to Westerners in Somaliland
British citizens should immediately leave the breakaway Somaliland region of Somalia because of a specific threat to Westerners, British diplomats ...
African leaders meet in Ethiopia amid Mali crisis
African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Sunday for talks dominated by the conflict in Mali as well as lingering territorial issues between the ...
Report: UN doc links Britons to Somalia kidnapping
The Times of London says a secret section of a United Nations report has linked British citizens with Somali piracy. The newspaper says that a 2012 ...
Senior Eritrean diplomat denies coup reports
A senior Eritrean diplomat denied on Saturday there was an attempted coup early this week in the Horn of Africa nation and said reports to the ...
Somali government arrests 3 over scholarship fraud
Three officials have been arrested for mismanaging a scholarship scheme that sends Somali students to Turkey, Somalia's education minister said ...
Somali militants' Twitter shut after death threat
Twitter on Friday suspended the account used by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group after the insurgents used the micro-blogging site to post a ...
Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far
President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the ...
Congo rebels say peace talks at standstill
Peace talks between the Congolese government and rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda have reached a standstill and could fail if regional ...
Groups call for Somali gov't to release journalist
Rights groups on Wednesday called for the Somali government to release a journalist arrested by police for interviewing a woman who said she was raped ...
Mozambique: Man guilty in journalist's death freed
A judge in Mozambique has ordered the release of a businessman convicted of ordering the 2000 murder of one of the country's top investigative ...
Court rejects appeal from Somali pirates
The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from Somali men who were the first people convicted on federal piracy charges in nearly 200 years.
Rights groups: Attacks on Somalis in Kenya rising
Human rights activists say Somalis in Kenya are facing increased attacks from gangs and harassment from the police since the government issued an ...