Police fired tear gas at protesters in the Nigerian capital Monday as anger mounted after the…
Africa
Eight dead in attempted DR Congo jail break: police
Eight people died and 44 were injured on Sunday during an attempted jail break in the capital…
More than 20 feared dead in Kenyan boat crash
LAMU, Kenya (Reuters) - More than 20 people were feared dead after a Kenyan ferry carrying…
Sudan shuts Islamist paper in media crackdown
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan shut the newspaper of the country's largest Islamist opposition party on Monday,…
Czechs charged with espionage in Zambia sent home
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Three Czech tourists who were detained and charged with espionage in Zambia have…
Congo senate head hospitalised after Paris attack
PARIS (Reuters) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has been admitted to…
Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, at least 7 dead
NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a…
Ethiopian, Somali troops take key city: witnesses
Ethiopian troops and Somali government forces seized control of a key Somali city Saturday after battling Islamist rebels…
Sudan’s Bashir appeals for peace, warns rebels
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir appealed on Saturday for rebel groups to join a peace process with the government but vowed that…
Nigeria calls state of emergency over sect attacks
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's president on Saturday declared a state of emergency in parts of Africa's most populous…