May 10, 2018 Niger attack leaves 4 US soldiers dead: What to know Four U.S. servicemembers were killed on Oct. 4 in Niger by Islamic militants, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns.
May 10, 2018 Multiple people killed, 'huge destruction,' after dam bursts in Kenya, officials say A dam burst in Kenya’s rift valley on Thursday after weeks of heavy rain, killing at least 21 people and causing “huge destruction,” officials said.
May 7, 2018 3-year-old boy mauled, eaten by leopard in Uganda, leaving nothing behind but skull, report says A leopard attacked and devoured a 3-year-old boy who followed a nanny outside at a national park in Uganda -- and the big cat left nothing behind but the toddler's skull, Sky News reported Monday.
May 7, 2018 Nigerian Army rescues more than 1,000 Boko Haram captives The Nigerian Army rescued more than 1,000 people held captive by the Boko Haram terror group, officials announced Monday.
May 5, 2018 Award-winning filmmaker Carlos Carvalho dies after giraffe head-butts him Carlos Carvalho died this week after a giraffe head-butted him while he was filming the animal.
April 26, 2018 US military deaths in Niger attributed to complacency, lack of training, culture of excessive risk: report A classified Pentagon report attributes the deaths of four U.S. soldiers -- who were ambushed during an operation in Niger in October -- to a list of military shortcomings, including complacency and a lack of training.
April 26, 2018 Mass graves believed to contain more than 2000 bodies discovered in Rwanda Mass graves that authorities say could contain more than 2,000 bodies have been discovered in Rwanda nearly a quarter-century after the country's genocide, and further graves are being sought nearby.
April 25, 2018 Trump targets Africa: Inside America's quiet war against terror It all started at Baledogle, the old Soviet airport 70 miles northwest of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, where the U.S. runs a deeply clandestine drone operation with around 30 to 40 American personnel.
April 24, 2018 Rhino poachers shot dead in raids by armed rangers in South Africa Two poachers have been killed during coordinated raids by armed rangers in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
April 20, 2018 Warlord 'Jungle Jabbah', accused of cooking and eating heart, sentenced to 30 years A Liberian warlord who allegedly murdered his enemies and had their hearts cooked and eaten was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for lying about his murderous past while seeking asylum to the United States.