Month: January 2014
45 killed in Nigeria market attack; police blame Boko Haram
Suspected Boko Haram militants opened fire on a village market and burned homes in the northeastern Nigerian state…
Egyptian military backs El-Sisi
Egypt's military leadership council gave Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi -- the army chief who helped oust the country's first democratically…
Cost of war in newest nation
As it tries to maintain a fragile ceasefire, South Sudan also needs to get its economy back on…
U.S. airstrike targets Somali militant
The U.S. military has conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia against a suspected militant leader, says a U.S.…
Maasai turn master chefs
While the maasai delicacy of raw beef washed down with a bloody milk cocktail may not be to…
Olympian’s painful past
Marathon runner Guor Mading Maker on losing family members in the civil war and being enslaved by Arab…
See ‘Africa in one country’
Known for its diverse geography and culture, Cameroon could be on the dawn of becoming known for tourism.
Activists jailed on anniversary of Egypt’s revolution
As Egypt marked the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution, many of the activists associated with it…
3 soldiers killed in Egypt Sinai attack
Three Egyptian soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded when unknown armed men attacked their bus in the…
Opinion: Egypt has ‘too many bad guys’
I was in Cairo three years ago when the revolution began. I had not thought the January 25th…
USAfrica: Debating #NIGERIA and #WARCRIMES, Chukwumerije vs Northern Elders Forum
Debating #NIGERIA and #WARCRIMES. Chukwumerije vs Northern Elders Forum •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido …
Abducted South Korean in Libya now freed
A South Korean trade official abducted this week in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has been rescued and his…