Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
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800,000 Nigerian kids displaced by Boko Haram, violence
The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, but the horrors for Nigeria's children are widespread.
The tiny island paradise where everyone is a musician
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Attacks in Egypt leave at least 12 dead
At least 12 people were killed Sunday, and more injured, in separate attacks on a police station, a checkpoint and along a highway in Egypt's northern Sinai, authorities said.
ISIS attacks S. Korean embassy in Libya
An Islamic militant group attacked the South Korean embassy in Libya killing one embassy guard and wounding another, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, citing a South Korean foreign ministry official.
Blasts mistaken for terror attack
Kenya: Move refugee camp to Somalia
Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday gave the United Nations' refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the Dadaab camp -- the world's largest -- to Somalia, or…
Muslim Brotherhood leader sentenced to death
Inside battle to save Africa’s elephants
Park rangers risk their lives to protect elephants that have survived the poaching.
Inside battle to save Africa’s elephants
Park rangers risk their lives to protect elephants that have survived the poaching.
Inside battle to save Africa’s elephants
Park rangers risk their lives to protect elephants that have survived the poaching.
Heroic woman standing up to Al-Shabaab
Amran Abdundi is on a mission to make life safer in one of the world's most dangerous borders.
Heroic woman standing up to Al-Shabaab
Amran Abdundi is on a mission to make life safer in one of the world's most dangerous borders.
U.N. appeals for $174M for Boko Haram victims
The United Nations is appealing for $174 million to help Nigerian refugees who've fled to neighboring nations following militant attacks.
#RhodesMustFall — statue removed
A South African university is celebrating the removal of a British colonialist's statue after weeks of protests.
Dozens killed in Morocco bus crash
A bus collided with a truck in southern Morocco on Friday, killing at least 31 people and injuring nine others, according to Moroccan state news agency Maghreb Arabe Presse.
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