Africa Breaking News

Death Toll From Suspected Boko Haram Attack Up to 85

Kenya Sentences Chinese Man Under New Anti-Poaching Law

Forty-year-old Tang Yong Jian pleaded guilty to charges of illegally possessing, dealing in ivory after arrest at Nairobi's international airport this month

Defiant Morsi on Trial in Jailbreak Case

Former Egyptian president being tried along with 130 other people, including members of his Muslim Brotherhood, Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanese group Hezbollah

Suspected Islamists Kill 74 Nigerian Villagers

Seleka Rebels Evacuate Main Camp in CAR Capital

Rebels move by convoy to another base north of city

60 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attacks

Seleka Rebels Flee CAR Capital

UN Humanitarian Chief in South Sudan

Valerie Amos to meet with aid groups and government officials to speed up assistance to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting with rebel faction

AU Lifts Madagascar Suspension

The suspension was imposed after a 2009 coup; New President Hery Rajaonarimampianina took office Saturday

Ban: Tunisia a 'Model' with New Constitution

Tunisia's national assembly approved the new constitution Sunday; It is one of the most progressive in the Arab world

US Threatens Central African Republic with Sanctions

US Threatens CAR with Sanctions

Secretary of State John Kerry warns that US will consider targeted sanctions on those who pursue their own selfish ends by abetting or encouraging violence