April 11, 2024 After Michigan teen's suicide, Nigerian brothers plead guilty to planning deadly sextortion scheme Nigerian brothers Samuel and Samson Ogoshi pleaded guilty for conspiring to extort minors on Wednesday, two years after Michigan teen Jordan DeMay died by suicide.
April 10, 2024 Morocco's earthquake killed thousands. But survivors marking Ramadan say it didn't shake their faith A 6.8 magnitude earthquake that killed thousands in Morocco's Atlas Mountains in September has not stopped some residents from honoring their traditions during Islam's holy month of Ramadan.
April 9, 2024 Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors as nationwide strike nears a month A public hospital has laid off 100 doctors in Kenya's capitol of Nairobi who are taking part in an ongoing nationwide strike; the hospital has hired new doctors to replace those striking.
April 8, 2024 Death toll in Mozambique ferry disaster climbs to 98 98 people have been confirmed dead in the Sunday sinking of an overcrowded ferry off the coast of Mozambique. An estimated 130 people were aboard the vessel.
April 8, 2024 Rwanda's leader is concerned over perceived US ambiguity about victims of the 1994 genocide Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, said on Monday he was concerned by what he views as a failure by the U.S. to call the 1994 massacres a genocide against the country's Tutsis.
April 8, 2024 Violent weather leaves at least 1 dead near South African capital Strong winds and heavy rain have left at least one person dead in South Africa's coastal Western Cape province, which includes Cape Town, officials reported Monday.
April 8, 2024 Ferry accident off Mozambique’s coast leaves more than 90 dead: officials A makeshift ferry sank off Mozambique’s northern coast on Sunday, killing at least 94 people. Officials said 26 people were missing following the incident.
April 5, 2024 First U.N. food supplies arrive in Sudan's Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger The U.N. has begun distributing food in Darfur, a war-ravaged province in Sudan, for the first time in months; around 18 million people in Sudan face acute hunger.
April 5, 2024 Egyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel 10 activists were arrested by Egyptian authorities this week after participating in a pro-Palestinian protest; the country has 'largely banned' public protests.
April 5, 2024 Zimbabwe introduces new currency as depreciation and rising inflation stoke economic turmoil Zimbabwe has launched a new currency, which will be called ZiG and goes into effect on Monday, to replace its previous one that lost more than 70% of its value since January.