Africa Breaking News

Kenya's Rhinos Get Anti-Poaching Microchips

Wildlife officials say chips, accompanying scanners allow them to track animals, help authorities link recovered or confiscated horns to open cases

Nigerian Military Repels Militants: 40 Killed

Ruto Wants to Stay in Kenya During Hague Trial

Liberia's Charles Taylor Transferred to Britain

Last year, Special Court for Sierra Leone found Taylor guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone's civil war that ended in 2002

Nigeria Urged to Investigate Detainee Deaths

Amnesty International says Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria's overcrowded prisons are tortured and some die due to sub-standard conditions

Belgium Arrests Somali Pirate Using Fake Film Deal

Mohamed Abdi Hassan, aka 'Afweyne,' nabbed with accomplice at Brussels airport after disembarking from flight from Nairobi

Senegalese Peacekeepers Killed in Darfur

UNAMID said Sudanese government forces pursued the assailants and engaged them in a gun battle that reportedly led to casualties on both sides

At Least 2 Killed in Ethiopia Blast

Officials say explosion rocked Addis Ababa's Bole district, which has a high Somali population

Mali Riverboat Capsizes, Leaves 20 Dead, Scores Missing

Officials say boat traveling from Mopti toward Timbuktu when it sank with an estimated 400 passengers, many of whom are reported to have been children

AU Leaders Urge ICC to Defer Kenyan Trials

Migrant Boat Sinks Off Italy, Dozens Dead