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New push against polio and new vaccines in Somalia
Two dozen babies sat on the laps of their mothers, who dressed in a rainbow of headscarves at the Medina Maternal Child Health Center. They are among ...
Boeing: Cause of 787 battery fires remains mystery
A Boeing engineer said Thursday that the cause of the battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners may never be known.
South Africa: fight over rhino poaching escalates
A U.S. firm recently gave smart phones to some game rangers in South Africa to help them track poachers who kill rhinos for their horns.
Ugandan leader donates sack of cash, drawing ire
It's become an infamous photo in Uganda. The country's leader looks on in bemusement as a young man bends low to carry a sack filled with a donation ...
Uganda's president and $100k sack of cash draw ire
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is facing criticism from anti-corruption activists for donating a sack loaded with $100,000 in cash at a political ...
Rhino conservationist dies in South Africa
A game reserve in Kenya plans to hold a memorial service next month for Anna Merz, a conservationist who sought to protect the rhinoceros from ...
Hutu refugees fear forced return to Rwanda
Leodegard Kagaba lifted his shirt to reveal an ugly scar on his belly left by a bullet that nearly killed him. Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda, he said, ...
9 killed by gunman in Kenya, near Somali border
A police chief says that a masked gunman believed to be a member of an al-Qaida-linked Somalia militant group stormed a hotel in a Kenyan city near ...
Kenyan parliament fights to retain lavish pay
Even before they begin their latest session in earnest, newly elected Kenyan parliamentarians are demanding a pay increase, and legislator Mithika ...
Ethiopian Airlines readies grounded 787 for flight
The chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines says it is seeking approval from America's Federal Aviation Administration and from Boeing to put its ...
Genocide survivor: saved by member of enemy tribe
A Rwandan genocide survivor who became a U.S. citizen Wednesday says she was saved because her father trusted an exceptional member of an enemy tribe ...
2 children die in Kenya landslide; 41 flood deaths
Kenya's Red Cross says two children buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country's death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41. The Red ...
As Islamic radicals retreat, young Somalis elope
Outside a dilapidated two-story building, Abdi Ali says goodbye to his veiled girlfriend Anisa and they take two separate streets to avoid attention.
Boston attacks are reminder of violence elsewhere
The blasts that struck the Boston Marathon on Monday were shocking not only for their brazenness and the lives they shattered, but also because ...
Kenya Supreme Court: Election was not perfect
Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday said the execution of the nation's March presidential election wasn't perfect but that petitions to overturn the ...
After finish, bombs shatter Boston Marathon
Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line Monday about three hours after Lelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo crossed it to win the race.
Somalia leader: Foreigners aided attack on court
Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in ...
World sea piracy down 35 percent in first quarter
World sea piracy fell 35 percent from a year ago in the first quarter of 2013, with the spotlight shifting to West Africa as navies helped keep ...
16 killed in attack on Somali Supreme Court
A barrage of bullets and two car bomb blasts rattled Mogadishu on Sunday when nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists stormed Somalia's main court complex, ...
IMF recognizes Somalia after 22 years of chaos
The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it is recognizing Somalia's new government after a 22-year break in relations with the ...
US team using Twitter, Facebook to fight militants
The U.S. official who oversees American efforts to counter al-Qaida and other militants in the online battlefield keeps a quote on his desk from a ...
Kenya celebrates new president; daggers for West
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era ...
Somalia president admits rapes by security forces
After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an ...
At least 7 dead in Mozambique violence
Mozambican authorities say they have made some arrests after recent attacks and fighting between police and alleged members of an opposition group ...
US clears way to arm, train Somali forces
President Barack Obama cleared the way Monday for the U.S. to arm and train Somali forces, taking a step toward normal relations with the East African ...