Africa Breaking News

Perceived Corruption High in Sub-Saharan Africa

UN Launching Drones Over DRC

UN will deploy up to five drones, which can hover over an area for 10 to 12 hours at a time

Somalia, North Korea, Afghanistan Top Corruption Index

CAR PM Calls for Aid, Foreign Troops

The French government sent 200 additional troops to the CAR capital on Sunday

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