BANGUI – A 26-year-old French photojournalist who had spent months documenting deadly conflict in Central African Republic has been killed, the French presidency said Tuesday....
BAUCHI, Nigeria – Residents of a Nigerian town attacked by Boko Haram criticized security forces for failing to protect them despite warnings that the Islamic...
ACCRA, Ghana – A helicopter carrying personnel to an offshore oil rig has crashed off the coast of Ghana, killing at least three people, officials...
BAUCHI, Nigeria – British experts arrived in the Nigerian capital on Friday to help find at least 276 girls being held by Islamic militants in...
KINSHASA, Congo – More than 20 people were killed Friday in southwest Congo when generators failed during a festival honouring a popular singer, plunging the...
PRETORIA, South Africa – Oscar Pistorius was testifying for a second day at his murder trial Tuesday, answering questions from his defence lawyer. Pistorius is...
Oscar Pistorius in 2011. (Wikipedia photo) PRETORIA, South Africa – An emotional Oscar Pistorius began testifying in his murder trial on Monday, apologizing to the family...
MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia’s health minister says two patients have tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, which is already believed to have killed at least...
LAGOS, Nigeria – Amnesty International says increasing atrocities by extremists and uncontrolled reprisals by security forces have killed at least 1,500 people this year in northeastern...
CONAKRY, Guinea – Samples from victims of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in Guinea have tested positive for the Ebola...