Rwanda spy chief held over alleged war crimes

UK officials arrested Rwandan intelligence chief Emmanuel Karenzi Karake at London's Heathrow Airport in "connection with war crimes" in a move that has outraged Rwandan government officials.

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Al Shabaab claims suicide attack

A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into the entrance of a Somali intelligence training center Sunday, a government official said.

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U.S. crushes more than a ton of ivory

The message was crushingly loud and clear: Stop the illicit ivory trade.

Stowaway dead after falling from plane

A stowaway on a British Airways jet was found dead after falling on a roof as the plane approached London Heathrow Airport, authorities said Friday.

‘Millions’ of animal mummies found in Egypt

Archaeologists say they have found some 8 million animals -- mainly dogs -- in the catacombs of Anubis around Saqqara.

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Chad strikes Boko Haram in Nigeria

The central African country of Chad conducted airstrikes against Boko Haram sites in neighboring Nigeria on Wednesday and announced it has banned burqas, the head-to-toe garment worn by some Muslim…

Boko Haram kills dozens in Niger

Boko Haram militants killed at least 38 people in raids on two villages in Niger's Diffa region, ‎close to the border with Nigeria, according to a local lawmaker.

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From surfing the dunes to bungee jumping off a cooling tower, adrenaline junkies are hitting Africa for their next fix.