Attackers have invaded farming villages in northeastern Nigeria, setting homes ablaze and killing at least six…
Nigeria to deploy troops to G. Bissau this week
Nigeria, west Africa's regional powerhouse, will deploy troops toGuinea-Bissau this week, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammedsaid Monday at…
11 Pakistani peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo: UN
Angry villagers opened fire at a UN peacekeeping base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, injuring at…
Northern Mali residents protest against armed groups
Hundreds of residents of Gao in northern Mali took to the streets Monday to protest against the Tuareg rebels,…
DRCongo forces bomb mutineers in famed African park
Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo launched airstrikes Saturday against mutineers near the Rwandan border, where a rebel…
Asian trawler stranded on Cape Town beach
A fishing trawler with 28 Taiwanese crew ran aground early Saturday in dense fog off…
Three dead after gunmen open fire on card players in Nigeria
Gunmen opened fire on card players in the northern Nigerian cityof Kano on Sunday, killing three people including…
S. Sudanese airlift aims to start Monday: IOM
An airlift of up to 15,000 ethnic South Sudanese aims to start from the Sudanese capital early Monday after…
Uganda captures Lord’s Resistance Army commander
RIVER VOVODO, Central African Republic(Reuters) - U ganda has captured one of the top five…
Daughter of Cuban president leads gay rights march
HAVANA — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro says that her father advocates eliminating…