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October 23, 2018

UN envoy says armed groups in CAR will start disarming soon

A half dozen armed groups in Central African Republic are participating in a national program and the government will begin disarming some groups in the west by the end of the year, the U.N. envoy for the troubled African country said Tuesday.

October 23, 2018

Deputy chief of IS-linked group in Somalia killed: Officials

Somali intelligence officials say the deputy leader of an Islamic State-affiliated extremist group based in northern Somalia has been killed in the capital.

October 23, 2018

Zimbabwe opposition leader seeks dialogue on economic crisis

Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Tuesday called for the creation of a "national transitional authority" to deal with a worsening economic crisis amid shortages of basic items such as drugs and fuel.

October 22, 2018

UN-AU envoy urges UN to consider action against Sudan rebel

The joint U.N.-African Union envoy for Darfur urged the Security Council on Monday to consider "stern measures" — likely sanctions — against Sudan Liberation Army founder Abdul Wahid Elnur, who has refused to join the peace process.

October 22, 2018

Cameroon's Biya easily wins 7th term; low Anglophone turnout

Africa's oldest president, Cameroon's Paul Biya, easily won a seventh term on Monday after a Constitutional Council he appointed rejected all legal challenges to the election.

October 21, 2018

Ethiopian marathoner who made Rio protest returns from exile

The Ethiopian marathon runner who made global headlines with an anti-government gesture at the Rio Olympics finish line returned from exile on Sunday after sports officials assured him he will not face prosecution.

October 20, 2018

Sri Lanka to recall peacekeeping commander on UN request

Sri Lanka's military said that it will recall its commander leading a U.N. peacekeeping contingent in Mali after the world body asked him to be repatriated over his human rights background.

October 20, 2018

Africa’s youngest billionaire freed 9 days after being kidnapped

Mohammed Dewji, the kidnapped billionaire said he is free more than a week after his abduction from a luxury hotel in Tanzania’s commercial capital, while police suggested his captors came from South Africa.

October 20, 2018

Rights groups warn Ethiopia against return to repression

Rights groups are calling on Ethiopia's reformist new leader to stop using repressive tactics once favored by the previous leadership, in their most outspoken criticism since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April.

October 20, 2018

Africa's youngest billionaire free 9 days after abduction

The man described as Africa's youngest billionaire said Saturday he is free more than a week after his abduction from a luxury hotel in Tanzania's commercial capital, while police suggested his captors came from South Africa.