At least 36 people have been killed in landslides caused by unusually heavy rains, officials say. The downpour began Friday in the Northwestern part of the country, which borders Uganda.…
A terror attack in Mali killed at least 53 soldiers and one civilian, government officials said. The attack at a military post in Indelimane in the northeast near the border…
Archaeologists in Egypt on Saturday opened the coffins of two of the 30 mummies discovered earlier this year and estimated to be 3,000 years old. In April, the remains were…
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to break the 2-hour marathon barrier, running the 26.2-mile race in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday. Kipchog, 34, shaved 45 seconds…
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 on Friday to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to secure peace with neighboring Eritrea. In…
Al-Shabab militants attacked a U.S. airbase in Somalia Monday with a combination of car bombs and small arms fire, authorities said. The group claimed responsibility for the attack at the…
As the latest wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa dies out, churches in the country and others on the continent are demanding an end to the persistent problem, affecting…
At least seven students were killed and dozens more were injured when a school collapsed Monday in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, officials said. Communications manager Fred Majiwa said the incident…
Demonstrators gathered in cities across Egypt on Friday night and early Saturday to call for the resignation of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, leading to the arrest of dozens of protesters.…
Voter turnout was down as Tunisia held its second free presidential elections on Sunday after the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi in July. At the time the polls closed…
