April 24, 2017 Nigeria shows off new air assets for Boko Haram fight Nigeria's air force has shown off new assets it says will be used to combat the Boko Haram insurgency in its north and oil militants in its south.
April 24, 2017 Nigeria shows off new air assets for Boko Haram fight Nigeria's air force has shown off new assets it says will be used to combat the Boko Haram insurgency in its north and oil militants in its south.
April 24, 2017 Al-Qaida leader tells fighters to prepare for long Syria war Al-Qaida's leader has urged his followers and all militants in Syria to unite ranks and prepare for protracted jihad, or holy war.
April 24, 2017 Congo government: UN experts' murders filmed on cell phone Congo's government has obtained a five-minute cell phone video that shows the gruesome murders of two United Nations experts who were killed last month while investigating human rights abuses.
April 24, 2017 Angola plans Aug. 23 vote, signaling end to dos Santos rule A report says Angola has set its presidential election for Aug. 23.
April 24, 2017 South African man pleads not guilty in family axe murder A South African man accused of murdering three members of his family with an axe has pleaded not guilty.
April 24, 2017 Egypt sentences 20 to death in police killings An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences against 20 suspected Islamists convicted of murder in the deaths of 15 people, including 11 police, during an attack on a police station in 2013.
April 24, 2017 Suspects held after author, conservationist shot in Kenya Kenyan authorities say some suspects have been arrested in the shooting of author and conservationist Kuki Gallmann after tensions with herders seeking pasture amid the country's drought.
April 23, 2017 Pirates return to Somali waters, US officials say Pirates have returned to the waters off Somalia, but the spike in attacks on commercial shipping does not yet constitute a trend, senior U.S. officials said Sunday.
April 23, 2017 Pentagon chief visits African nation home to key US base U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Djibouti (jih-BOO'-tee) to bolster ties with the tiny and impoverished African country that's home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces, including drones.