February 5, 2018 Pirates may have hijacked missing oil tanker in Gulf of Guinea An Indian-owned oil tanker that vanished Thursday off the coast of the West African country of Benin may have been hijacked by pirates, and officials Sunday pleaded for help finding the vessel.
February 3, 2018 Egyptian archaeologists discover 4,400-year-old tomb near Cairo Egyptian archaeologists are hailing the discovery of a 4,400-year-old tomb near the pyramids near Cairo.
January 31, 2018 UN support for cholera-stricken Somalia includes raw sewage runoffs, hazardous waste dumps More than a year after United Nations peacekeepers were condemned by their own auditors for heedlessly dumping sewage, untreated waste water, garbage, medical waste and other dangerous materials in a wide array of war-torn countries, the same horrific health practices have surfaced again, in battered Somalia.
January 27, 2018 Trump says he 'deeply respects' people of Africa after purported derogatory remark President Trump is telling leaders of African nations, gathered in Ethiopia this weekend for summit, that he “deeply respects” their people and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit in March -- following derogatory remarks about the region purportedly made by the president.
January 24, 2018 Cape Town prepares to run out of water as severe drought worsens ahead of 'Day Zero' The coastal city of Cape Town, located in the Western Cape of South Africa, has issued new water restrictions as the city is on the verge of running out of water.
January 24, 2018 Schoolgirls arrested in bid to find men who impregnated them, Tanzania officials say Five pregnant schoolgirls in Tanzania were arrested so law enforcement could interrogate them about the men who impregnated them, officials said.
January 23, 2018 Uganda president says 'I love Trump' despite alleged 's***hole' remark Uganda's president says he loves President Donald Trump and that he should be praised for not mincing words.
January 23, 2018 South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78 Legendary South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from his family on Tuesday.
January 17, 2018 Suicide attack at market in Nigeria's Maiduguri kills 12 Residents and an emergency official say a double suicide bombing at a market in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri has killed at least 12 people and wounded 48 others.
January 16, 2018 Nigeria releases 'repentant' Boko Haram suspects as terror group releases video of captured girls Nigeria has released 244 people suspected to have been part of Boko Haram who officials said are “repentant” after undergoing rehabilitation. Meanwhile, the group says girls in captivity vow to never return home.