Four Ethiopian officials were killed, including Ethiopia’s army chief of staff, in a failed coup attempt at two locations, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed Sunday. On Saturday night in Addis…
The United Nations human rights office called for an independent investigation Tuesday into the death of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a day after he died inside a Cairo courtroom.…
Mohamed Morsi, who became Egypt’s first democratically elected president shortly after the Arab Spring — only to be deposed a year later, died Monday during his trial on espionage charges.…
A pair of car bombs in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 8 people Saturday and injured at least 16. The private Aamin Ambulance service said at least eight…
A day after a second person in Uganda died from Ebola, the Ministry of Health said there are three more suspected cases and the number of people who may have…
The United States’ top diplomat in Africa will be going to Sudan this week to ease tensions between the ruling military and opposition forces, the State Department said. In a…
At least four people were killed by Sudanese security forces Sunday as the opposition began a general strike that has emptied many of the capital’s streets in protest against the…
The African Union Peace and Security Council suspended Sudan from its activities Thursday after the death toll from a military crackdown on protesters climbed to more than 100. The council,…
A 2-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in a South Africa park this week, officials said. The boy, the son of a park employee, was in Kruger…
The death toll rose to 60 Tuesday following Sudanese troops firing on protesters the day before to break up months-long demonstrations for civil rule in the country’s capital, according to…
