October 26, 2017 Second Special Operations team was on ground near Niger ambush The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that a second U.S. Special Operations team was in the area when a Special Forces team was ambushed in Niger earlier this month.
October 26, 2017 'Dancing with the dead' ritual could help plague spread in Madagascar The current plague outbreak in Madagascar has killed more than 100 people, and officials say that a centuries-old tradition may increase the risk of further spread, according to news reports.
October 25, 2017 UN Ambassador Nikki Haley evacuated from South Sudan camp after protest violence breaks out Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, was suddenly evacuated Wednesday from a U.N. camp in South Sudan after violence and looting broke out during a political demonstration.
October 25, 2017 Nigerien villager may have tipped off attackers, Pentagon says The U.S. troops ambushed in Niger earlier this month may have been betrayed by a local villager, U.S. military officials say.
October 23, 2017 Pentagon updates Niger ambush timeline, says US troops called for air support hour after attack Amid immense speculation surrounding the ambush in Niger earlier this month that left four U.S. troops dead, a top U.S. general addressed the ambush’s timeline and provided new details on the attack.
October 22, 2017 Ambassador Nikki Haley’s Africa trip: ‘Mission Possible’ for fixing peacemaking model Ambassador Haley has a two-fold opportunity to help alter the negative trajectory of peace efforts in South Sudan and Congo.
October 22, 2017 Shock as Zimbabwe's Mugabe named WHO 'goodwill ambassador' Shock and condemnation continued Saturday after Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was named a "goodwill ambassador" for the World Health Organization by the agency's first African leader.
October 22, 2017 Fossilized teeth dating back 9.7 million years could 'rewrite' human history Dental remains discovered by German paleontologists who were sifting through gravel and sand in a former bed of the Rhine River could potentially lead to a “rewriting” of human history.
October 22, 2017 Rhino charges, injures suspected poacher in Namibia Last week, in the southwest African nation of Namibia, one rhino fought back against poachers, injuring one.
October 21, 2017 After the Niger ambush: Faces of the fallen US soldiers The four U.S. service members killed when they were ambushed by Islamic extremists in Niger in West Africa last week were all decorated soldiers.