Mali siege: Soldiers free hostages

Soldiers stormed a hotel where gunmen seized hostages in central Mali, freeing four people Saturday and ending a…

Mali gunmen attack hotel

Soldiers late Friday surrounded a central Mali hotel where at least 10 gunmen were holed up with hostages,…

USAfrica: Abia Governorship, Burning of INEC Obingwa office is obstruction of justice.

Abia Governorship: Burning of INEC Obingwa office is obstruction of justice.              …

11 inspiring African proverbs

MH370: ‘New debris’ claim by Malaysia

When a piece of plane debris was found last week on a remote French island in the Indian…

Many migrants feared dead after shipwreck

Rescuers continued the search Thursday for hundreds of migrants feared drowned after a fishing boat capsized in the…

Egypt unveils new Suez Canal

Egypt has inaugurated a major expansion to the Suez Canal, totaling over $8 billion.

Boko Haram Islamists kill villagers, set homes on fire in north eastern Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists kill villagers, set homes on fire in north eastern Nigeria (AFP) - Boko Haram Islamists…

Expanded Suez Canal opens

As Egypt readies to open an expanded Suez Canal, Nick Glass explains the waterway's history and significance as…

7 reasons African female directors rock

‘ISIS video’ threatens hostage

In a video purportedly released by ISIS on Wednesday, a group claiming to be ISIS' branch in the…

Gadhafi’s son beaten in video

A nine-minute video surfaced online this week showing what appears to be Libyan prison guards abusing one of…

Newbie photographer who went pro

Has Gadhafi’s son been tortured?

A newly released video claims to show former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son being tortured while held in…

Many migrants feared dead in Med

Rescuers are trying to save hundreds of migrants after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Libya.