African Union and Somali troops captured the key port of Markafrom Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents on Monday, the latest in a…
Africa
Central African Republic frees Briton
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — British safari driver David Simpson was released after five months of incarceration in the Central…
Rebels kill 24 South Sudan soldiers, army says
JUBA (Reuters) - Rebels killed at least 24 soldiers when they ambushed a South Sudanese army…
Kenyan cleric shot dead, sparks riots in Mombasa
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters smashed cars and vandalised at least four churches in…
Guinea troops fire on opposition leader’s car
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Security forces in Guinea opened fire on a car carrying three…
Some SAfrican miners felt invincible to bullets
Two men who survived a mass shooting by police that killed 34 striking miners say a traditional…
Somali parliament to meet but presidential election delayed
War-torn Somalia's new parliament was due to convene for the first time Monday in the latest…
Gambia to execute all death row prisoners by September
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has told the people of his tinywest African nation that by the middle of…
Liberia’s Sirleaf suspends son, 45 other top officials
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has suspended 46government officials, including her son, for failing to…
SAfrican gets life for killing white supremacist
VENTERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — A black farmworker has beens sentenced to life in prison for…