Africa Breaking News

Government: Mandela Remains in Stable, Critical Condition

South African government releases update following a visit by President Jacob Zuma to the anti-apartheid hero at his home on Monday

Kidnapped French Engineer Escapes Captors in Nigeria

Nigeria: 29 Islamists Killed in Two Raids

Military spokesman says troops killed 20 insurgents during an 'offensive operation' late Friday in Bita, near Cameroonian border

Nigerian Army Says It Killed 9 Militants

UN Security Council Rejects Delay of Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Only seven of 15 members voted in favor of resolution - two votes short of required nine; remaining eight members abstained

Cameron Motorcade Mobbed in Northern Sri Lanka

PM visited Jaffna in ethnic Tamil-dominated region after attending opening ceremony of Commonwealth summit in Colombo

Last of Somali Pirates Sentenced in Americans' Deaths

Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar were given 21 life sentences, 19 of them to be served consecutively

Security Council to Consider Delay in ICC Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Security Council to Consider Delay in ICC Kenyatta, Ruto Trials

Resolution needs at least nine votes on 15-member council to pass; Rwanda's deputy head of mission to UN says seven nations plan to vote yes

French Priest Kidnapped in Cameroon

Motivation for kidnapping of Georges Vandenbeusch remains unclear

French Priest Kidnapped in Cameroon