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September 27, 2017

US, Somali forces raid rebel-held village, killing several al-Shabaab fighters, official says

United States and Somali military forces raided a rebel-held village in southern Somalia and killed several al-Shabaab fighters early Thursday, a senior Somali intelligence official said, as both countries step up efforts against Africa's deadliest Islamic extremist group.

September 27, 2017

3 escaped lions in South Africa are shot and killed

Officials in South Africa say three lions that escaped from the country's biggest wildlife park have been shot and killed.

September 27, 2017

Egypt resort attack: 2 tourists dead, 4 injured after stabbing spree

Two female German tourists were stabbed to death and four other tourists were injured after a man attacked them with a knife at an Egyptian resort, Egyptian officials said.

September 27, 2017

Congo militia attack: US journalist found alive, 5 rangers dead

An American journalist was found alive Saturday and five Congo park rangers were found dead after they went missing in a large forest reserve during a militia attack on Friday, a local official said.

September 27, 2017

6 Congo rangers safe; US journalist, 3 others still missing

Six Congolese rangers were found Saturday in a large forest reserve in Congo's northeast a day after a security station was attacked by militia, but an American journalist and at least three security guards remain missing, a local official said Saturday.

September 27, 2017

Aid groups bypass UN in joint call to prevent mass starvation

As disease outbreaks raise the danger for as many as 20 million people faced with famine and mass starvation in a clutch of strife-torn African and Middle Eastern countries, some of the world’s largest non-government aid organizations are issuing a rare collective call for private relief donations over the next two weeks, alongside a longer-range, multibillion-dollar United Nations appeal that is so far less than half funded.

September 27, 2017

3 men sentenced to death for stripping, abusing woman in Kenya

A Kenyan court has sentenced three men to death for stripping naked and abusing a woman during a wave of attacks by mobs claiming that women were inappropriately dressed.

September 27, 2017

Two members of missing Burundi robotics team spotted crossing into Canada, police say

Two members of an African robotics team who were reported missing from an international robotics competition in Washington, D.C. were spotted crossing into Canada on Thursday morning, authorities said.

September 27, 2017

Cecil the Lion's son killed by hunter in Zimbabwe

The son of Cecil the Lion, whose death two years ago sparked international outrage, was reportedly shot and killed by hunters in western Zimbabwe, in an incident eerily reminiscent of how his dad's life ended.

September 27, 2017

Nigeria bombings: At least 8 killed after female suicide bombers hit displaced persons camps

At least eight people were killed after female suicide bombers attacked two displaced persons camps in northeastern Nigeria's main city Monday, a civilian self-defense group said.