March 15, 2017 Death toll in Ethiopia landfill collapse rises to 113 A city official says the death toll from a collapse at a landfill outside Ethiopia's capital has risen sharply to 113.
March 15, 2017 6 killed in Nigeria as teenage girls detonate explosives Nigerian officials say at least six people have been killed as four teenage girls detonated explosives worn on their bodies on the outskirts of Maiduguri city.
March 15, 2017 Cameroon: 5,000 people freed from Boko Haram since January More than 5,000 people, including women and children, have been freed from extremist captivity and at least 60 Boko Haram fighters have been killed by Cameroonian and Nigerian soldiers in operations since the end of January, Cameroon's minister of communication said Tuesday.
March 15, 2017 Attention on migrant crisis reportedly blamed in part for pirate attack Military analysts reportedly warned that a pirate attack off Somalia was imminent because assets used in the European Union’s anti-piracy program have been diverted to the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean.
March 15, 2017 Ugandan forces killed scores including kids: Rights group More than 155 people died in deadly encounters last year between Ugandan forces and people loyal to a tribal king who has since been charged with treason, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, urging an independent investigation into the killings that shocked this East African country.
March 14, 2017 American UN official abducted with team in Democratic Republic of the Congo An American United Nationals official was kidnapped along with other members of his team by an unidentified militia group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the entire team remained missing on Tuesday.
March 13, 2017 South Africa ready to greenlight plans to expand rhino horn trade Draft regulations would allow a foreigner with permits to export "for personal purposes" a maximum of two rhino horns. Critics argue that any exported horns would be hard to monitor and likely would end up on the commercial market, defying global agreements to protect threatened rhino populations.
March 13, 2017 Death toll reaches 62 in Ethiopia landfill collapse The death toll has reached 62 from the collapse of a mountain of trash at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported Monday, as relatives waited for news of the dozens of people said to be missing.
March 12, 2017 46 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, killing at least 46 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who called the landfill home.
March 12, 2017 Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 50, authorities say Madagascar's government says the death toll from Cyclone Enawo has risen to at least 50, with 20 people missing.