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December 19, 2018

Madagascar goes to the polls in runoff presidential election

Voters have begun casting their ballots are across the Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar Wednesday to select a new president in a runoff election that pits two former leaders against each other.

December 18, 2018

UN: South Sudan still fragile but there's a chance for peace

The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Tuesday there is a chance for peace in South Sudan, with more progress since the warring sides signed a new peace deal in September than at any time since the conflict erupted five years ago.

December 18, 2018

Zimbabwe inquiry finds army, police killed 6 during protest

Zimbabwean soldiers and police used "unjustified and disproportionate" force to kill 6 people during election protests in August, according to an official report released Tuesday.

December 18, 2018

In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down

As the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade's ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down after exacting a painful price — many thousands killed, millions uprooted from their homes and entire cities reduced to rubble.

December 17, 2018

Kenyan police kill 5 after residents resist arrest attempt

Five people were killed in a village in Western Kenya after residents resisted the arrest of a suspect in a domestic abuse case, a police official said Monday.

December 17, 2018

Madagascar's presidential runoff pits 2 ex-heads of state

The Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar goes to the polls on Wednesday for a runoff presidential election that features two former heads of state who have a prickly past.

December 16, 2018

'One of a kind,' nearly 4,400-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered the final resting place of a high priest that dates back more than four thousand years ago. 

December 16, 2018

Sudan president lands in Syria in 1st visit by Arab leader

Sudan's president on Sunday became the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since civil war erupted there nearly eight years ago.

December 16, 2018

Remove or keep a statue? South Africa debates painful legacy

A hulking statue of a late 19th century white leader, with a cane and top hat, has been a flashpoint for cultural conflict in South Africa for years.

December 15, 2018

South Sudan starts planning for life beyond war, cautiously

For the first time since fleeing his home when civil war broke out in South Sudan five years ago, Raan Bona is daring to plan for the future.