Militia parties at empty U.S. embassy
As seen in a YouTube video, militia members party and turn the abandoned U.S. Embassy in Tripoli into…
Lesotho PM alleges army coup attempt
An attempted military coup took place Saturday in the African nation of Lesotho, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane said…
Islamist rebels attack Somali prison
Al-Shabaab militants armed with guns attacked a prison in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after detonating a car bomb…
Lesotho’s PM flees country after ‘military coup’
A military coup took place in Lesotho Saturday, the country's Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, said in an interview…
Report: Cargo plane crashes in Algeria, killing 7
A Ukrainian cargo plane crashed in a mountainous area of southern Algeria on Saturday morning, killing seven people…
Legends get stamp of approval
South African artist Hendrik Gericke puts a spotlight on iconic musical legends from South Africa in these incredible…
Senegal confirms first Ebola case
Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola case one week after closing its borders with Guinea over fears that…
Saving lives with trashed leather
Southwest Airlines has enough surplus leather to fill the Empire State Building. The airline is using it to…
WHO: Ebola outbreak ‘accelerating’
The deadly Ebola outbreak continues to accelerate in West Africa and has killed 1,552 people so far, the…
6 quirky restaurants across Africa
Table? Check? Food? Check. Wine? Check. Shark? Eh, check!
Ebola: ‘It’s even worse than I’d feared’
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has infected more than 2,600 and killed nearly 1,500.
Mideast divide hitting Libyans?
Amid U.S. claims that Egypt and the UAE launched secret airstrikes in Libya, H.A. Hellyer writes that the…
The world of Somalian literature
In 1856, British explorer Richard Burton described Somalia as a nation of poets. It may seem an unlikely…
U.N. meets on Libya amid row over airstrikes
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Libya on Wednesday that calls for an immediate ceasefire…
Man who fixed football confesses
Convicted match fixer Wilson Raj Perumal boasts to CNN of fixing World Cup games adding: "I was on…