Beachfront district in Somali capital devastated by terror attack, officials say. MOGADISHU, Somalia, Explosions and gunfire erupted at a Somali beach Thursday in what appears to be another…
Nigerias-Olubadan-Lord-of-Ibadan-dies-at-age-101. ABUJA, Nigeria, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade — the Olubadan, or king of Nigeria’s southwest Ibadan region — died at the age of 101 on Tuesday. …
TUNIS, Tunisia, Members of a Libyan national unity government were named in Tunis on Tuesday as part of a United Nations-mediated deal aimed at ending bloodshed in the North African…
Kenyan president vows al-Shabab will pay ‘heavy price’ for attack in Somalia. NAIROBI, Kenya, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said al-Shabab militants will pay a “heavy price” following an attack…
RABAT , Morocco, A suspect allegedly involved in the Nov. 13 series of attacks in Paris that killed 130 people, was arrested Monday in Mohammediya, Morocco, authorities said. …
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Local military and French special forces took back the Splendid Hotel in Burkina Faso and freed dozens of hostages after an attack by Islamist militants killed more…
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, A group of masked gunmen on Friday set fire to vehicles and started shooting at a four-star hotel in the west African nation of Burkina Faso —…
CAIRO, Egypt announced it will strengthen security at its tourist resorts after two hotel attacks this year and a sharp drop-off in tourism. …
ABUJA, Nigeria, Hundreds of copies of Nigeria’s 2016 budget have gone missing from the country’s parliament. …
PRETORIA, South Africa, South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius has filed an application to appeal his murder conviction, his lawyer Brian Webber said. …
