Africa
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 ...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, ...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 ...U.N. seeks $1.3 billion in humanitarian funding for South Sudan
The United Nations is seeking $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for South Sudan, where two in ten of the population have been ...Siege over at Burkina Faso hotel, restaurant, new assault ongoing
Security forces in Burkina Faso ended a siege Saturday at hotel and a restaurant that were stormed by Al Qaeda linked gunmen, ...