In letter, interior minister tells two main telecom firms that for reasons of national security, they are to block all communication Sunday and Monday
Al-Qaida's North African affiliate AQIM claimed responsibility for attack on popular beach resort which also wounded 33 people
UNICEF says an estimated 3.7 million Syrian children have been born since conflict began five years ago
US officials initially characterized the raid in the town of Awdhegle as a joint operation with the Somali National Army
Pentagon spokesman told reporters weekend attack targeted an Al-Shabab training camp about 195 kilometers north of Mogadishu
UNHCR Spokeswoman Melissa Fleming says refugee camps are becoming overcrowded in all the host countries, especially Tanzania
US, Nigeria are in talks about sending military advisers to Nigeria's Borno State
With results from 82 of the West African country's 308 voting districts in, Mahamadou Issoufou has about 37 percent of the vote
UN mission in Mali says five peacekeeping troops were killed in an attack on a base in Kidal; 30 other people were wounded
UN mission to the Central African Republic identifies seven new possible victims of sexual abuse by peacekeepers, at least five of them minors
Framework, announced Thursday after two days of heated talks in Mogadishu, calls for creation of an upper house of parliament, with 54 seats allocated among Somalia's states
Islamist group's recruitment tool notes candidate's call for ban on Muslims' entry into US, suggests US blacks live in deeply racist society, can find solace in Islam
Rwandan leader's term ends in 2017, new changes allow Kagame to run for another seven-year term followed by two five-year terms, potentially keeping him in power until 2034
Up to 5,000 soldiers, police to be deployed for six months; AU says it won't allow violence in Burundi to expand, affect wider region
Demonstrators began holding rallies late last month over plan to expand city limits of capital Addis Ababa
Region has seen three weeks of protests over government plan to integrate parts of area with capital, Addis Ababa, which critics say will undermine local rule, hurt farmers
Officials say Ladislas Ntaganzwa, former mayor accused of orchestrating deaths of 20,000 ethnic Tutsis in Nyakizu commune, was arrested in Congo Wednesday
Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan spoke by phone to VOA's Somali Service, a day after US State Department said he is in custody of Somali security services in Mogadishu
John Magufuli, was sworn in Thursday, despite continuing disputes over October 25 election
Longtime ruling CCM party is facing increasing pressure to speed up country's development and tackle its persistent poverty rate, but analysts still predict victory for CCM
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