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A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic…
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds…
Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with…
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during…
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a…
CARLETONVILLE, South Africa (AP) — A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer-…
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle…
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb…
South African police end mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246…
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on…
Benin’s mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed…
Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as…
Congo bans Al Jazeera over its interview with a key rebel leader and threatens…
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo on Thursday banned Al Jazeera satellite news network over its interview with the leader…
They fled from extremists. Now the government in Burkina Faso tries to hide their…
Their loved ones were slaughtered by extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked,…
