Africa Breaking News

Nigerian City Under 24-Hour Curfew After Attack

Residents in Maiduguri say hundreds of suspected Boko Haram militants besieged an air force base and army barracks early Monday

Somali Prime Minister Voted out of Office

Somali Prime Minister Voted Out

Lawmakers oust Abdi Farah Shirdon in no-confidence vote, ending a year of rare stability atop country's government

Sierra Leone Tribunal Turns Over Courthouse to Government

Move is last step before court, which tried those accused of atrocities during Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war, shuts down

24-Hour Curfew in Nigerian City After Suspected Boko Haram Attack

Nigerian Militants Leave Path of Destruction Near Maiduguri

Assault by suspected Boko Haram militants is the first major attack in the Borno state capital since the government imposed a state of emergency in May

Indonesian Fishermen Claim to be Enslaved at Sea

The 75 fishermen were stuck on board seven trawlers off the coast of Cape Town for three months

Mozambique Plane Crash Kills All 33 Onboard

Rights Group Urges Mali to Release Teenage Detainees

Amnesty International says the detainees are 15 to 17 years old

Mozambique Plane Crash Kills All 33 Onboard

Missing Mozambique Airliner Found, All 33 Onboard Dead

The flight from Mozambique with 27 passengers and six crew members was due to land in the Angolan capital, Luanda, Friday afternoon, but never arrived