March 28, 2019 Zimbabwe billionaire to buy house for grandmother who walked miles to donate to cyclone survivors A 71-year-old woman’s selfless trek to donate clothing and kitchen supplies to victims of the deadly cyclone in southern Africa has caught the attention of one of the country’s richest person.
March 28, 2019 War of words: Oppressed English speakers targeted in escalating Cameroonian conflict The conflict ignited almost three years ago; when minority English speakers in the Ambazonia region of Africa’s Cameroon started to speak out against the onslaught of persecution and discrimination of the dominant French-speaking government.
March 28, 2019 Tunisia spruces up, hopes for boost from Arab League summit Tunisia is cleaning up its boulevards and securing its borders for an Arab League summit that this country hopes raises its regional profile and economic prospects.
March 28, 2019 The Latest: 10 dead in blast at restaurant in Somali capital The Latest on explosion in Somalia's capital (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Police say at least 10 people have been killed and seven others wounded in a car bomb blast outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
March 28, 2019 Large blast outside crowded restaurant in Somalia's capital A Somali police officer says an explosives-laden vehicle has detonated outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
March 28, 2019 Aid finally reaches Zimbabwe village 12 days after cyclone Surprised members of a cyclone-hit community in Zimbabwe paused from retrieving and burying their dead to welcome the first humanitarian aid from the outside world as it arrived nearly two weeks after the storm.
March 28, 2019 UN envoy says corruption is at the heart of Libya's conflict The U.N. envoy to Libya says corruption and fight over resources among rival factions are core issues impeding progress in resolving the country's turmoil.
March 28, 2019 Malta armed forces seize tanker hijacked by migrants Migrants hijacked a cargo ship that had rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, forcing the crew to set a course for Europe, the governments of Italy and Malta said Wednesday.
March 27, 2019 Investigative group says Gambia ex-leader stole $1 billion Gambia's ex-President Yahya Jammeh looted the tiny West African nation of $1 billion through fear and privilege during his 22 years in power, an amount nine times higher than originally estimated by the new government, leaving the country in lingering debt, according to a report Wednesday by the investigative group Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
March 27, 2019 Kenyan who won Global Teacher Prize says invest in youth A Kenyan who won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize has returned home to pomp and pageantry.