August 1, 2018 Violence erupts in Zimbabwe as presidential election results delayed Rioting erupted Wednesday in Zimbabwe's capital as opposition supporters clashed with police and army troops over delays in announcing results from the presidential election, the country's first since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.
July 30, 2018 US military in Africa says changes made to protect troops The head of the U.S. military in Africa says it has taken steps to increase the security of troops on the ground, adding armed drones and armored vehicles and taking a harder look at when American forces go out with local troops.
July 28, 2018 Egypt court sentences 75 to death in 2013 sit-in case Egypt's state-run media says a court has sentenced 75 people to death, including top figures of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in.
July 26, 2018 Egyptian zoo accused of painting donkey to look like zebra Zebra or donkey? The answer isn't so black and white.
July 22, 2018 11 taxi drivers killed in South Africa ambush after attending funeral At least 11 taxi drivers were killed and four others critically injured after gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying the group from a funeral on Saturday, officials said.
July 17, 2018 Libya let Europe-bound migrants die in Mediterranean, rescue group says A migrant woman and a toddler were abandoned and left to die in the Mediterranean Sea by the Libyan coast guard, a Spanish aid group alleged on Tuesday.
July 13, 2018 8 endangered black rhinos found dead in Kenya, officials say it's 'a complete disaster' Seven critically endangered black rhinos died after being moved between national parks in Kenya, in what one official described Friday as “a complete disaster.”
July 10, 2018 South Africa charter plane crash leaves about 20 injured, officials say About 20 people have been injured in a charter plane crash near South Africa's capital, Pretoria.
July 5, 2018 Al Qaeda-affiliated terror group launches war on plastic bags When they're not trying to cause death and destruction, one terror group is setting out to save the environment.
July 3, 2018 Soccer star's father kidnapped hours before World Cup game -- he told no one and played Hours before his team took the field against Argentina in a World Cup soccer game last week, Nigeria's captain learned his father had been kidnapped back home -- and the kidnappers told him to keep quiet if he wanted to see his dad again, John Obi Mikel revealed Tuesday.