Africa Breaking News

Uganda's Museveni: 'Random Breeding' Causes Homsexuality

Uganda's gay men and women face frequent harassment and threats of violence, including 'corrective' rape

South African Patients With Deadly TB Released

The report said 78 patients out of 107 in the study died from the strain; Doctors worry the released patients will spread the strain

CAR Leaders to Elect Interim President Monday

Leaders in strife-torn Central African Republic agree on guidelines for replacing outgoing interim President Michel Djotodia

UNICEF: Majority of Nigerian Children 'Don’t Exist'

Nigeria's undocumented children often denied healthcare, education and are especially vulnerable to rights abuses

Three Actors of African Descent Among Oscar Nominees

Uganda Admits Helping South Sudan Fight Rebels

Ugandan military spokesman says his country's forces are helping to drive rebels out of Bor, capital of South Sudan's Jonglei state

Nigerian President Replaces Military Leaders

Government Forces, Rebels Clash in South Sudan's Upper Nile Region

Maritime Watchdog: Piracy Falls to Six-Year Low

International Maritime Bureau says there were 264 attacks last year, including 15 incidents off Somali coast, which is a significant drop contributing to the decline

South Sudan Forces, Rebels Clash in Upper Nile

Army says fighting continues in oil town of Malakal amid international concerns that unrest could spiral into full-fledged civil war

UN Chief 'Alarmed' by Rising Deaths in South Sudan

The UN announced on Tuesday that the number of people displaced by a month of fighting has reached nearly 500,000