October 7, 2018 Missing Saudi journalist once a voice of reform in kingdom Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who disappeared last week after a visit to his country's consulate in Turkey, was a Saudi insider.
October 7, 2018 Desmond Tutu spends 87th birthday in a Cape Town hospital Former South African archbishop Desmond Tutu turned 87 years old in a hospital on Sunday, and birthday greetings poured in for the man once described by Nelson Mandela as "our voice of conscience."
October 7, 2018 Cameroon votes as separatists pose threat; Biya win likely Polls opened Sunday in Cameroon as Africa's oldest leader is widely expected to win another term even as separatists threaten to disrupt the election and many who have fled the unrest are unable to vote.
October 6, 2018 At least 50 dead, 100 burned in Congo tanker truck fire At least 50 people were killed early Saturday and more than 100 were badly burned when a tanker truck in Congo collided with another truck and, as villagers rushed to collect the leaking fuel, burst into flames, witnesses and officials said.
October 6, 2018 Melania Trump puts on happier face during Africa tour It took Melania Trump's first big solo international trip for her to show a different side of herself — a playful, less serious one.
October 6, 2018 'They may kill you': Cameroon faces election under threat Rudulf Arrey ventured out for a campaign rally the other day in Cameroon's restive Southwest region, knowing the simple act of civic curiosity could kill him.
October 5, 2018 UN seeks inquiry into new claims of peacekeeper sexual abuse The United Nations is facing new allegations that peacekeepers in Central African Republic sexually assaulted at least three children under 18 and raped three adult women earlier this year, the latest in a series of sexual misconduct claims that have marred U.N. peacekeeping efforts in recent years.
October 5, 2018 Sexual violence, a savage feature of conflict over centuries Through the ages, sexual violence has been a savage feature of armed conflict, often systematically inflicted by combatants on girls and women in what the world today defines as a war crime.