May 18, 2023 Convoy ambush in eastern Congo kills 4, including 3 park rangers A Congolese conservation group said that four people died and six others were injured Thursday when their convoy was ambushed by gunmen in Virunga National Park.
May 18, 2023 Lesotho imposes nationwide curfew in attempt to curb violent crime Officials in the small African kingdom of Lesotho imposed an indefinite curfew nationwide in an attempt to stop violent crime after the death of a prominent journalist.
May 17, 2023 Death toll in Malawi hippo attack up to 7, 17 still missing Six more bodies, including those of two teenagers, were found floating in Malawi's Shire River on Wednesday, raising the total death toll from a hippopotamus attack on a canoe to seven.
May 17, 2023 Africa's Sahel region seeks aid to fight violent extremism, stop its spread Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their advances.
May 16, 2023 2 US consulate staffers, 2 policemen in Nigeria shot, killed in attack on convoy An attack on a US convoy killed two consulate staffers and two policemen in Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday.
May 16, 2023 1-year-old dead, 23 missing after Malawi hippopotamus attack A one-year-old child was killed, 13 people were rescued and 23 others remain missing after a hippopotamus capsized a canoe in southern Malawi.
May 16, 2023 Gunmen kill 29 villagers in latest attack in hard-hit north Nigeria Authorities and residents in north-central Nigeria said gunmen killed 29 people during a late-night attack in Plateau state. The attacks targeted remote communities in the nation.
May 16, 2023 Rape trial for Senegal's main opposition leader postponed due to protests Ousmane Sonko, the main opposition leader in Senegal, had his rape trial postponed due to unrest linked to the case. Three people were killed in the unrest.
May 16, 2023 Floods in Somalia leave 'trail of destruction' across country, according to UN spokesman According to a United Nations spokesman, floods in Somalia left a "trail of destruction" that led to the shutdown of health facilities and the displacement of thousands.
May 16, 2023 Ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou signs exclusive deal with Professional Fighters League Ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou signed a deal to fight exclusively in The Professional Fighters League's Pay-Per-View Super Fight Division, which launched earlier this year.