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December 06, 2018

Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure

Rwanda's high court on Thursday acquitted the country's most prominent opposition figure of all charges related to her ...

December 06, 2018

US: Cameroon separatist crisis could get 'much, much worse'

The top U.S. diplomat in Africa said Thursday the separatist crisis in Cameroon could get "much, much" worse, saying "the ...

December 06, 2018

Hong Kong businessman guilty of bribery in African oil deal

A federal jury convicted a Hong Kong businessman Wednesday of bribing the presidents of two African nations to secure oil ...

December 05, 2018

Somali officials report deadly US-backed raid on al-Shabab

Somali commandos backed by U.S. forces raided two al-Shabab checkpoints at which the extremists extort money from commercial ...

December 05, 2018

Rwandan opposition leader defiant as prison term possible

As she waits for a judge to pronounce her fate, the Rwandan opposition leader accused of inciting insurrection and forgery ...

December 05, 2018

US re-establishes 'permanent diplomatic presence' in Somalia

The United States says it has re-established a "permanent diplomatic presence" in Somalia for the first time in 27 years.

December 05, 2018

Some Africans are studying their way out of prison

Morris Kaberia was on Kenya's death row and feeling suicidal when he came across a program that eventually set him free.

December 02, 2018

Ex-Burundi leader rejects warrant for his arrest as tactic

Pierre Buyoya, Burundi's former president, on Sunday dismissed as politically motivated an arrest warrant issued against him ...

December 01, 2018

A groundbreaking beauty pageant for those with albinism

A groundbreaking beauty pageant for people with albinism has encouraged confidence and inclusion for people who remain the ...

November 30, 2018

US urged to send Ebola experts in as Congo outbreak worsens

Global health experts are urging the Trump administration to allow U.S. government disease specialists — "some of the world's ...

November 29, 2018

Uganda diverted weapons to South Sudan despite arms embargo

A key broker of the latest deal to end South Sudan's civil war diverted European weapons to South Sudan's military despite ...

November 26, 2018

2 attacks in Somalia; Islamic cleric who played music killed

Somalia was hit by two violent attacks Monday, one killing an Islamic cleric and 17 of his followers for playing music and ...

November 25, 2018

Kenya: 3 Chinese to be charged with bribing investigators

Three Chinese nationals will be charged by the country's anticorruption authority for paying a bribe to influence the outcome ...

November 25, 2018

31 dead in Ugandan boat accident, toll expected to rise

Ugandan divers retrieved 31 bodies and expected to find more in a capsized vessel in Lake Victoria, making it one of the ...

November 24, 2018

Kenya identifies suspects in Italian woman's kidnapping

Kenyan police have identified three suspects in the kidnapping of an Italian woman and are offering a reward of one million ...

November 23, 2018

Congo's top 2 opposition parties join in presidential bid

Congo's two leading opposition parties announced Friday they are joining forces for a run at the presidency after withdrawing ...

November 23, 2018

Kenyan police optimistic about finding kidnapped Italian

Kenyan authorities are optimistic they will find an Italian woman kidnapped by gunmen this week, the national police chief ...

November 22, 2018

Latest US airstrikes in Somalia kill 6 al-Shabab extremists

The U.S. military on Thursday announced the latest of several deadly airstrikes this week against al-Shabab extremists in ...

November 22, 2018

Ethiopia OKs former opposition figure as election chief

An opposition figure who recently returned from exile was named Ethiopia's election chief on Thursday as the country prepares ...