September 4, 2020 Chickens replace students in closed Kenyan school as educators struggle to earn a living An educator who is one of many now struggling to make money in Kenya after the country ordered schools to be closed until January because of the coronavirus has turned a private learning facility into a poultry farm.
September 2, 2020 African priest wearing coronavirus face mask suddenly collapses, dies during sermon, video shows A Cameroon priest was captured on video Sunday collapsing and dying right in the middle of preaching a sermon.
August 31, 2020 Paul Rusesabagina, real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda,' facing terror charges Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country's 1994 genocide, has been arrested by the Rwandan government on terror charges, police announced on Monday.
August 18, 2020 Italy, EU pledge support for Tunisia to help slow migration As growing numbers of migrants cross from Tunisia to Europe, Italy is sending $13 million to the African nation’s government to stem the migration and help the country’s young democracy as it copes with an economic decline worsened by the virus pandemic, according to a report.
August 16, 2020 Somalia hotel attacked by car bomb, gunmen; at least 5 dead in the chaos Gunmen have stormed an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital Sunday after a car bomb detonated outside, according to reports.
August 16, 2020 Mauritius oil disaster: Stricken Japanese ship splits apart, remaining fuel spreads into waters A stricken Japanese oil tanker that's leaked tons of oil into the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Mauritius split apart on Saturday, spreading remaining fuel into the area.
August 13, 2020 Kenya elephant population has more than doubled in last three decades, officials say Kenya’s elephant population has doubled in the last three decades, in part due to a crackdown on poachers and ivory smugglers, authorities announced at an event marking World Elephant Day Wednesday.
August 13, 2020 Mauritius drains oil from stricken ship, but environmentalists fear extent of damage Mauritius has completed a frantic effort Thursday to drain the remaining oil onboard a leaking and stricken ship that is at risk of breaking in half.
August 12, 2020 Somalia bill expanding child, forced marriages met with outcry Somalia’s parliament is facing criticism Wednesday as it is weighing a controversial bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and forced marriage as long as a family gives their consent.
August 10, 2020 Mauritius oil disaster: Race to drain stricken ship before it splits in half Environmentalists in Mauritius say they are “expecting the worst” in a race to drain an estimated 2,500 tons of oil from a stricken Japanese ship before it breaks in half and further pollutes the sea.