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January 7, 2017

Zimbabwe succession scuffle turns into tempest in a tea cup

The often nasty battle to succeed Zimbabwe's aging president has turned into a tempest in a tea cup — literally.

January 6, 2017

Free from Boko Haram, Nigeria's Chibok girls are kept silent

She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to escape on her own and reach freedom.

January 6, 2017

Mozambique passenger jet strikes 'external body,' is damaged

A Mozambique airline says one of its passenger jets struck "an external body" shortly before landing and damaged its fuselage.

January 6, 2017

Italy kicks out Tunisian accused of religious extremism

Italy has expelled a Tunisian man accused of religious extremism and befriending a jailed would-be foreign fighter.

January 6, 2017

Germany hints at payments for colonial-era Namibia killings

Germany says it may make payments to Namibia for the killing of 65,000 tribespeople by German colonial troops during the early 20th century.

January 6, 2017

Soldiers launch mutinies in 3 Ivory Coast cities over pay

Authorities in Ivory Coast say soldiers have launched mutinies in three cities across this West African country.

January 6, 2017

Kenya Senate OKs electoral law changes amid fears of rigging

Kenya's Senate has approved amendments to election laws that would allow manual counting of ballot results, which the opposition calls a back door to rigging this year's presidential vote.

January 6, 2017

Timeline: Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls, 1,000 days later

Sunday marks 1,000 days since Boko Haram extremists abducted nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, shocking the world.

January 5, 2017

Swiss wade into complaint against WWF over tribe's rights

Swiss authorities have taken the highly unusual step of wading into a dispute between international advocacy groups, agreeing to mediate over claims that conservation group WWF failed to do enough to stop "ecoguards" it supports in Cameroon from abusing members of an indigenous rainforest tribe.

January 5, 2017

Pistol discharge wounds 2 at Nigeria's presidential mansion

Nigeria's government says two people were wounded at the entrance to the presidential mansion when a pistol accidentally discharged.