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March 10, 2017

Cholera reaches South Sudan's second-largest city, UN says

The United Nations says South Sudan's cholera outbreak has reached the country's second-largest city, as the number of cases nationwide rises beyond 5,500.

March 10, 2017

Massive statue of Egyptian ruler discovered in Cairo slum

A massive statue found in a Cairo slum is probably of pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt 3,000 years ago.

March 7, 2017

Rare 'giant tusker' elephant killed by poachers, 25 left in wild

A 50-year-old ‘giant tusker’ elephant was killed by poachers in Kenya, leaving only 25 surviving in the wild.

March 5, 2017

Ex-British Army officer shot, killed in Kenya farm invasion

A former British Army officer-turned-rancher was shot and killed by tribal herders in central Kenya, authorities said Sunday.

March 4, 2017

Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

Somalia's prime minister says 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people.

March 2, 2017

2 said trapped after roof collapse at South Africa hospital

At least two people were trapped after part of a hospital roof collapsed in Johannesburg, local reports said Thursday.

February 27, 2017

More than 100 Christian families escape Sinai after chilling ISIS threat

Egyptian Christians are fleeing the restive Sinai Peninsula, some with just the clothes on their backs, amid a series of killings and an explicit call by Islamic State for its followers to target the minority group.

February 26, 2017

2 kidnapped German archaeologists freed, Nigerian governor says

Nigerian security agents have freed two German archaeologists kidnapped by gunmen from a remote dig, the governor of northern Kaduna state said Sunday.

February 26, 2017

Pentagon seeks to expand fight against Al Qaeda extremists in Somalia

The Pentagon wants to expand the military's ability to battle Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said.

February 24, 2017

Nigerian kidnappers demand $200,000 for German scientists

The worker said he heard a man make the demand in a telephone call Thursday to the site's supervisor. The caller warned him not to involve police or security forces, said the worker, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.