September 28, 2018 Tourist, 49, trampled to death by elephant in Zimbabwe after leaving car to take picture of it A German tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant in Zimbabwe as she tried to take photos of it.
September 28, 2018 Ethiopia charges 5 with terrorism over assassination attempt Ethiopia's attorney general on Friday filed terrorism charges against five people accused of trying to "kill the prime minister" at a huge rally in the capital in June, barely two months after the reformist leader took office.
September 28, 2018 War-torn South Sudan launches youth rugby league for peace Clutching the ball with both hands, Gloria Nene charges past opponents and proudly scores a try.
September 27, 2018 Small islands use big platform to warn of climate change On the map, their homes are tiny specks in a vast sea of blue, rarely in the headlines and far removed from the centers of power.
September 27, 2018 In Nigeria, voodoo festival shows strength of traditions Excitement grew in the crowd as the Zangbeto Voodoo festival reached a climax, with scores of colorful palm-frond figures representing the traditional guardian of the night.
September 27, 2018 Egypt arming Sinai tribesmen in fight against Islamic State In a remote outpost in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Ibrahim Abu-Sefira watches a mountainous skyline of jagged rock, ears tuned to the twilight silence, listening for any signs a fragile peace may be disturbed.
September 26, 2018 Migrant buried a day after Morocco's navy fires on boat A Moroccan woman killed after the North African kingdom's navy opened fire on a boat carrying her and two dozen other migrants was buried on Wednesday, a day after she was shot.
September 26, 2018 The Latest: Migrant rescue ship has dog aboard The Latest on the influx of migrants to Europe (all times local): 8:15 p.m.
September 26, 2018 Zimbabwe leader says he has offered Trump national park land for golf course Zimbabwe's leader says he is willing to offer land to President Donald Trump to build a golf course in a national park teeming with wildlife.
September 26, 2018 Egypt prosecutors probing monk's death in desert monastery Egypt's Coptic Church said Wednesday that prosecutors are investigating the death of a monk who had until recently served in a monastery northwest of Cairo where the abbot was killed in July, an incident that has brought the woes of one of the world's oldest churches back under the spotlight.