King Tut’s beard job botched; 8 face charges

Tunisia starts curfew amid protests

Tunisia's government Friday announced a nationwide curfew as it counters demonstrations over a scarcity of jobs -- protests that come five years after similar complaints in the North African country…

Kony Commander accused of war crimes

A commander in African warlord Joseph Kony's militia has been accused before the International Criminal Court in The Hague of atrocities including torture, sexual slavery and forced cannibalism.

Burkina Faso siege: Militants still at large

Evidence of stone age massacre found

In the same deserts where the oldest human fossils were unearthed, scientists now have discovered evidence of mankind's worst invention: warfare. And it appears that man has been at war…

Gunmen attack Mogadishu restaurant

A suicide car bomber and gunmen on Thursday attacked a beachside restaurant in the capital of Somalia, a country that's no stranger to such bloody attacks.

Kenya: Muslim shielding Christians dies

Kill us all or leave.

The secret behind Coca-Cola’s success in Africa

Another Ebola case in Sierra Leone

Rapper held in S. Africa over ‘World Passport’

Africa’s huge problem with the Internet

This week, the African Union is meeting to discuss human rights, and particularly how the continent can realize the full potential of its women.

Five children found dead in freezer

Five young children were found dead in a locked freezer in a South African town.

Artist among dead in Burkina Faso siege

Finally, an African game hero

Meet ‘Uber for laundry’ in Kampala