June 6, 2019 2 Canadian women kidnapped at gunpoint in Ghana: reports Two Canadian women, ages 19 and 20, who were volunteering at a charity in Ghana were kidnapped at gunpoint Tuesday evening outside their apartment, reports say.
June 6, 2019 2 Canadians kidnapped in West African nation of Ghana Authorities in Ghana say two Canadians on an exchange program have been abducted.
June 6, 2019 Egypt: Troops kill 14 militants day after IS attack in Sinai Egypt says security forces killed 14 militants while pursuing attackers behind an assault on a police checkpoint in northern Sinai that authorities said left eight policemen dead.
June 6, 2019 The Latest: Russia opposes any foreign intervention in Sudan The Latest on developments in Sudan (all times local): 10:45 a.m.
June 6, 2019 Sudan protesters to keep up campaign until military's ouster Sudan's pro-democracy leaders are vowing to press their campaign of civil disobedience until the ruling military council is ousted and killers of protesters are brought to justice.
June 5, 2019 Libyan coast guard says it rescued 80 Europe-bound migrants Libya's coast guard says it has intercepted a boat carrying 80 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the country's Mediterranean coast.
June 5, 2019 Ebola outbreak in Congo reaches over 2,000 confirmed cases International health officials are warning against the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history as more than 2,000 cases have been reported in eastern Congo.
June 5, 2019 Sudan's military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters results in at least 100 dead: opposition group Pro-democracy protests met with violent crackdown by Sudan’s military have left at least 100 people dead across the country, an opposition group said.
June 5, 2019 UN: 2 million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than 2 million men, women and children could die of starvation in Somalia by summer's end if international aid is not sent quickly to the drought-stricken African country.