Schools in Nigerian state shut after mass kidnapping of students by gunmen
At least 73 students were abducted from a state-run high school in Zamfara's Maradun district, local police said in a...
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Ivory Coast TV presenter convicted of glorifying rape
The court also fined the presenter, Yves de Mbella, 2 million CFA francs ($3,619.91) and banned him from leaving Abidjan,...
Gunmen in Nigeria release schoolchildren abducted three months ago
The students were released after their parents paid a ransom of $140,000 (70 million naira) and gave motorbikes in ransom...
Tanzania women’s team react after President’s remarks about ‘flat-chested’ players
"To those athletes who are flat-chested, one can easily think that they are men," Hassan had said at a state...
Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema sworn in as President in rare victory for an African opposition leader
Hichilema was inaugurated Tuesday morning at a ceremony attended by leaders such as Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Malawi...
Second Nigerian “Chibok girl” freed in a week seven years after abduction
The kidnappings of some 270 teenagers in the northeastern town in 2014 sparked an international outcry and a viral campaign...
Cameroonian tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong says charges have been dropped
"I'm free!! All charges dropped!" Enonchong said Friday on Twitter. "We can retire the #FreeRebecca hashtag. So immensely grateful to...
Social media and messaging apps appear to be shutdown in Zambia on election day, Facebook says
"We've looked into this and can confirm that there seems to be a social media shutdown affecting our apps and...
Wildfire rips through Algeria, killing 42 people including soldiers
Dozens of separate fires have raged through forest areas across northern Algeria since Monday night and Interior Minister Kamel Beldjoud...
Three students killed in Nigeria after kidnapping at Greenfield University — local official
"The armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students," said Samuel Aruwan,...
Chad’s President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels, state TV reports
Army spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna told state TV said Deby -- a longtime Western ally in efforts to quell Islamist...
4 men found burned alive and 2 others hanged in South Africa, police say
The four men who burned to death were discovered on Wednesday night in a field in the province's Lady Frere...
What it takes to protect the world’s most endangered zebra
This subset is the largest of the three zebra species found in Africa, and can be identified by stark white...
US looking into reports of Ethiopian military executing unarmed men after CNN investigation
A CNN report published on Thursday found that Ethiopian soldiers had executed unarmed men in the country's war-torn Tigray region....
Reports, footage of Tigray executions are ‘deeply disturbing,’ US senator says after CNN investigation
"New reports and footage emerging from Tigray of extrajudicial killings, murders of civilians, sexual and gender-based violence, and forced displacement...
Oxfam suspends two aid workers in DRC after sexual misconduct claims
In a statement sent to CNN Friday, the charity said it was looking at claims made against senior members of...
The brutal attacks in Mozambique are a ‘game-changer’ and imperil a whole country’s financial future
People who escaped the town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province speak of dozens of bodies scattered on the streets...
Evacuation of people trapped by militant attack in Mozambique runs into ambush, reports say
The town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province was attacked by Islamist insurgents on Wednesday, according to multiple sources contacted...
Dozens unaccounted for in Mozambique after Islamist attack, rights groups say
Thousands of people have fled Palma after the attack on Wednesday, according to human rights groups, while the fate of...
Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have had the virus...
