Africa Breaking News

Terrorist Threat Closes Schools in Nigeria's Borno State

Suspected al-Shabab Attack Kills 11 Soldiers in Somalia

Shabab Militants Kill 6 in Central Somalia

Residents report heavy gunfire in Buloburde, a town north of Mogadishu that was captured by AMISOM last Thursday

Kenya Arrests 2 in Suspected Planned Bomb Attack

Police said the men were of Somali origin; Police suspect the men are linked to the Islamist militant group al-Shabab

UN Council Calls For Withdrawal of Fighters Along Sudan Border

US Navy SEALs Seize Renegade Oil Tanker

Department of Defense says action was requested by Libyan and Cypriot governments and approved by President Obama

16 Killed in Stampedes for Jobs in Nigeria

Herdsmen Kill 100 in Central Nigeria Attacks

Police confirm raids by Fulani herdsman armed with guns and machetes

US Offers Bounties for 3 Somali Militants

US Offers Bounties for 3 Somali Militants

State Department says these men hold senior roles in al-Shabab, a group with ties to al-Qaida, and it has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist acts, including last year's deadly attack on Kenyan shopping mall

France Sentences Rwandan for Genocide Role

Malian Islamist Leader Killed in Airstrike

Omar Ould Hamaha was longtime member of al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb, later became spokesman for Movement for Unity and Jihad in Islamic Maghreb