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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.

October 19, 2018

UN asks Sri Lanka to repatriate commander in Mali

The United Nations asked the government of Sri Lanka on Friday to immediately repatriate the commander of its 200-strong contingent assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali following a review of his human rights background.

October 19, 2018

Protesters gather on Gaza frontier, Israeli fire wounds 77

Thousands of Palestinians massed Friday along Israel's frontier, with dozens approaching and breaching the perimeter fence that separates Gaza from Israel, even as Egypt stepped up efforts reach a lasting cease-fire between the territory's Hamas rulers and Israel.

October 19, 2018

In South Africa, a city plans to seize land in 'test case'

As South Africa's passionate debate over land redistribution grows, one city outside Johannesburg is preparing what the mayor calls a "test case" for the nation — the seizure of hundreds of acres of land from private owners, without paying for it, to build low-cost housing.

October 18, 2018

Egyptian mediators step up truce efforts with Israel, Hamas

A team of Egyptian mediators on Thursday shuttled between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers in a stepped-up effort to forge a cease-fire between the two enemies.

October 18, 2018

EU looks to African nations, border control to stop migrants

European Union leaders agreed Thursday to pursue the cooperation of countries in North Africa and to beef up the bloc's external borders to stop large numbers of migrants from entering Europe.

October 16, 2018

Morocco train derailment kills 7, injures nearly 80

At least seven people died and nearly 80 were injured after a shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, authorities at the accident site said.

October 16, 2018

US airstrike kills about 60 al-Shabab extremist fighters in Somalia

The U.S. military says it has carried out its deadliest airstrike against the al-Shabab extremist group in Somalia in nearly a year, killing about 60 fighters.

October 15, 2018

Idaho Fish and Game commissioner resigns after posing with animals he killed during Africa hunt

Blake Fischer, the Idaho Fish and Game commissioner who came under fire after posing with animals he killed during a recent hunting trip to Nambia, resigned from his post on Monday after mounting pressure.

October 15, 2018

ISIS-linked extremists in Nigeria kill 2nd of 3 abducted health workers

Islamic State-linked extremists in Nigeria have killed the second of three abducted health workers, Nigeria’s government said late Monday — the death coming a month after the first health worker was killed by the Islamic State West Africa Province.