Africa
At least 30 civilians killed in eastern Congo village attack
Suspected militants killed at least 30 civilians on Friday in a village raid in Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province, the ...In southern Ethiopia, drought kills livestock amid fears of what comes next
After three years of failed rains, the animals in the southern Ethiopian village of Kura Kalicha are dying. Dozens of decomposing cattle ...Kenyan opposition leader Odinga suspends anti-government protests
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Sunday he was suspending anti-government protests and was ready for talks after an appeal from ...Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters led by opposition chief Odinga
Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive ...Mobile court offers rare chance of justice for east Congo rape victims
A large crowd gathered around the open sides of the makeshift courtroom in the eastern Congolese village of Kamanyola in early March ...Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts
Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental ...Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya
When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through ...Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations
Nigerians started voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa’s ...Al Shabaab attack kills 10 at officials’ house in Somalia – ministry
Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was ...













