June 22, 2017 Nigeria schoolgirls: 82 Chibok girls were swapped for 5 Boko Haram commanders Five Boko Haram commanders were released in exchange for the freedom of 82 Chibok schoolgirls, a Nigerian government official told the Associated Press.
June 22, 2017 Somalia explosion: Car bomb rocks Mogadishu, at least 8 killed outside cafe At least eight people -- including a Somali general -- were killed Monday when a car bomb exploded at a cafe in Mogadishu, the nation's capital, officials said.
June 22, 2017 Car bomb targeted Somali police station, at least 3 killed A suicide car bomber detonated near the gate of a police station in the Somali capital Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding several others.
June 21, 2017 Germany rape case: Immigrant attack suspects identified in court A woman in Germany identified three Ethiopian men in court on Monday who allegedly held her down and raped her multiple times near a train station last year.
June 19, 2017 126 refugees killed in boat wreck off Libya, UN investigators say The U.N. migration agency says 4 migrants out of an estimated 130 aboard a rubber dinghy survived when it filled with water off Libya last week.
June 18, 2017 Mali resort hit by terror attack, at least 2 people killed Suspected jihadists in the West African country of Mali attacked a luxury resort popular with foreigners on the outskirts of the country's capital Sunday, killing at least two people.
June 16, 2017 Kenya roadside bombing kills at least four in suspected extremist attack An improvised explosive device detonated and killed at least four passengers traveling in a passenger vehicle in Northern Kenya Friday in a suspected extremist attack, an official said.
June 15, 2017 Somalia restaurant attack: Death toll rises to 31 as overnight siege ends An overnight attack and siege by al-Shabab extremists on a popular restaurant Somalia’s capital has killed at least 31, police said.
June 14, 2017 Somalia restaurant blast: Gunmen killed, 10 hostages freed Two gunmen have been killed and 10 hostages have been rescued after a situation unfolded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday, police said.