Africa
EU pledges 650 million euros to back Somalia reconstruction plan
The European Union pledged an additional 650 million euros ($862 million) in aid for Somalia on Monday to back a ...Kenyan deputy president Ruto to appear at the Hague
The trial of Kenya\'s deputy president starts on Tuesday, at the International Criminal Court in the Hague.Clashes between Boko Haram, Nigeria vigilantes kill 18
An attack by suspected Islamic sect members on a town guarded by a vigilante group in northeast Nigeria on Sunday ...Twin blasts kill at least 20 in Somalia
At least 20 people have been killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after two explosions ripped through a busy car ...Kenya parliament holds emergency debate on ICC pull-out
Kenya\'s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country\'s president and deputy president ...New Malian president Keita takes office
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn in on Wednesday as Mali\'s new president after winning a landslide victory in elections called ...Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital, condition still critical
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital and returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday, the South ...Nigeria Islamists Kill 24 Vigilantes in Ambush
At least 24 members of a vigilante group in northeastern Nigeria have been killed in an ambush during a botched ...Rwanda accuses DR Congo of bombing its territory
Rwanda accused the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday of shelling Rwandan territory and killing a woman, saying such ...41 killed in major Kenyan road accident
At least 41 people have been killed and 33 others injured in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital ...