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September 26, 2016

Some elephants learning to avoid dangerous areas: Expert

Some African elephant herds are adapting to the danger of poaching by moving out of risky areas, according to one ...

September 25, 2016

Mexico sees surge of migrants from Haiti, Africa and Asia

Mexican immigration authorities said Saturday they have been hit by a surge of almost 5,000 Haitian, African and Asian ...

September 24, 2016

South Sudan rebel chief urges armed resistance to Juba govt

A top South Sudanese opposition leader called Saturday for armed resistance to the government in Juba — a stance that ...

September 24, 2016

Burundi: Thousands protest UN report citing rights abuses

Thousands of people have staged a protest in the Burundian capital over a United Nations report that accuses the government ...

September 22, 2016

Al-Shabab attacks Kenya police post, 3 wounded, 2 missing

A Kenyan police spokesman says two policemen are missing and three others wounded after suspected Islamic extremists attacked ...

September 21, 2016

3 years after '12 Years,' Nyong'o's face is back on screen

The filmmaker Mira Nair was familiar with the regal grace of Lupita Nyong'o long before most. The Indian-born, New York-based ...

September 21, 2016

Ugandan wildlife dying in national park from drought

A Ugandan wildlife official says scores of animals have died in a national park because of drought. Jossy Muhangi, a ...

September 21, 2016

Africa divided over ivory trade, as some states want to sell

Villagers and elephants are competing for scarce water in a remote part of Namibia, one of a minority of African nations that ...

September 20, 2016

5 million in Somalia don't get enough food, UN report says

Tears filled Amina Nur's eyes as she cuddled her frail-looking child with a sunken chest. She and her family returned to ...

September 19, 2016

Review: 'Queen of Katwe' a story of chess, dreams and Uganda

The colors and rhythms of life in the slums of Uganda are what set "Queen of Katwe" apart from other underdog chess movies.

September 19, 2016

Kenya: World court has no jurisdiction in Somalia dispute

Kenya says that the International Court of Justice has no jurisdiction in a case filed by Somalia covering a dispute over ...

September 18, 2016

Suicide car bomber kills Somali general in capital

A powerful car bomb killed a Somali military general and five of his bodyguards in the capital Sunday, according to a Somali ...

September 16, 2016

Protest targets rail line over Kenya's oldest wildlife park

Angry protesters marched in Kenya's capital on Friday against plans to build an elevated railway line over the country's ...

September 16, 2016

More than a million refugees have fled South Sudan, UN says

More than one million refugees have fled South Sudan's ongoing civil war, overwhelming aid agencies and creating one of the ...

September 15, 2016

Kenya's authorities threaten Somali refugees: Rights group

A repatriation program for hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees in the world's largest refugee camp is marked by fear and ...

September 15, 2016

In Uganda, a filmmaker makes gripping $200 action flicks

Deep in a Kampala slum, young men kick each other while a stout man with a salt-and-pepper beard watches them, sometimes ...

September 13, 2016

Ethiopian marathoner remains in US on visa after protest

Since the Rio Olympics, when Feyisa Lilesa made an anti-government gesture during the marathon, he has traveled from country ...

September 13, 2016

3 women killed in Kenya attack 'pledged allegiance to IS'

A group that monitors extremism says Islamic State group supporters have published a letter said to be from three women who ...

September 13, 2016

Somalia hosts heads of state summit for 1st time in 30 years

Somalia on Tuesday hosted its first regional summit of African heads of state in 30 years, a source of pride in this Horn of ...