February 8, 2019 New Zealander freed after arrest in Kenya, near Somalia A Kenyan court has freed a New Zealander held in police custody for several days on suspicion of links with extremism.
February 8, 2019 Sierra Leone president declares rape a national emergency Sierra Leone's president has officially declared a national emergency on rape and sexual violence in a major step toward addressing the issue in the West African nation.
February 8, 2019 Senegal's former president calls for election boycott Senegal's former President Abdoulaye Wade has called for a boycott of the West African nation's Feb. 24 elections, accusing the current president of locking down the vote.
February 8, 2019 Rights group: Egypt executes 3 Islamists tortured to confess An international rights group says Egypt executed three Muslim Brotherhood members who were sentenced to death following torture and beatings to extract confessions.
February 8, 2019 Royals' roles in politics vary, but few join electoral fray The selection of the elder sister of Thailand's king as a political party nominee for prime minister has upended a tradition of the palace playing no public role in politics.
February 1, 2019 At least 60 dead in Boko Haram attack: report At least 60 people have been killed in an attack carried out by militant group Boko Haram this week, Amnesty International confirmed on Friday.
February 1, 2019 3 students killed, 23 injured in South African school walkway collapse Three students were killed and another 23 injured on Friday after a walkway at a school outside Johannesburg collapsed
January 30, 2019 6 animals, including giraffe and lions, electrocuted at South Africa’s Kruger National Park Six animals in South Africa’s Kruger National Park were electrocuted after a power line came down when heavy rain and strong winds hit the region last week.
January 29, 2019 ISIS recruitment drive in Somalia could prove 'massive threat to the US presence' in the region The expansion of the ISIS branch in Somalia poses a significant global threat, experts say.
January 29, 2019 Ten children in Tanzania kidnapped and killed for their body parts, authorities say Tanzanian authorities say that 10 children who were kidnapped in December were found dead were killed for their body parts.