Africa
South Sudan troops suffocated 50 people in container
South Sudan government troops killed about 50 people by stuffing them into a shipping container in baking heat, ceasefire monitors said in ...Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to ...Millions of Ethiopians facing worst drought for decades: UN
Ethiopia is struggling from its worst drought for 30 years with millions in dire need of life saving aid, UN Secretary-General Ban ...At least 12 killed in suicide blasts in north Nigeria
At least 12 people were killed on Wednesday when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a market in the northern ...Ivory Coast ex-leader Gbagbo denies crimes against humanity
Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo Thursday pleaded "not guilty" to four charges of crimes against humanity as his landmark trial opened five ...Sudan opens border with South Sudan for first time since 2011
Sudan\'s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country\'s border with South Sudan for the first time since the south\'s ...Suicide bombers kill 32 in north Cameroon market
Thirty-two people were killed when at least three suicide bombers blew themselves up at a market in northern Cameroon, a region often ...Blast at Somali capital restaurant, heavy gunfire: police
A car bomb exploded at a popular seaside restaurant in the Somali capital Thursday, with intense gunfire following the blast, police said.WHO confirms second new Ebola case in Sierra Leone
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, officials said Thursday, the second since west Africa celebrated the end ...Ugandan rebel commander Ongwen faces 70 war crimes charges
The International Criminal Court on Thursday began laying out 70 charges of war crimes against notorious Lord\'s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen, ...




