U.S. consumer confidence falls for fifth straight month amid tariff and inflation concerns
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy weakened further in December, as persistent inflation and President Donald Trump’s tariff policies deepened public anxiety about the nation’s financial outlook. According to data…
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U.S. military strike in Somalia targeted Al-Shabaab leader
A U.S. military strike in southern Somalia Sunday was targeting Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of Al-Shabaab, the Somali-based group with ties to al Qaeda, according to three US officials.
U.N. allows E.U. to use force in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to not only continue its peacekeepers' mission in the tumultuous Central African Republic but to authorize the use of force by European Union troops…
Ousted Morsy denounces trial
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, appearing before a Cairo court Tuesday to face charges related to a 2011 jailbreak, denounced the process as unfair and unjust.
45 killed in Nigeria market attack; police blame Boko Haram
Suspected Boko Haram militants opened fire on a village market and burned homes in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno late Sunday, killing at least 45 people and injuring 26…
Egyptian military backs El-Sisi
Egypt's military leadership council gave Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi -- the army chief who helped oust the country's first democratically elected president -- its blessing to run for the presidency.
Cost of war in newest nation
As it tries to maintain a fragile ceasefire, South Sudan also needs to get its economy back on track. Here are the key issues that will affect its trade and…
U.S. airstrike targets Somali militant
The U.S. military has conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia against a suspected militant leader, says a U.S. official.
Maasai turn master chefs
While the maasai delicacy of raw beef washed down with a bloody milk cocktail may not be to everyone's taste, a cookery school is training maasai master chefs to cook…
Olympian’s painful past
Marathon runner Guor Mading Maker on losing family members in the civil war and being enslaved by Arab nomads.
See ‘Africa in one country’
Known for its diverse geography and culture, Cameroon could be on the dawn of becoming known for tourism.
Activists jailed on anniversary of Egypt’s revolution
As Egypt marked the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution, many of the activists associated with it were behind bars, awaiting trial, or facing a vilification campaign that turned…
3 soldiers killed in Egypt Sinai attack
Three Egyptian soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded when unknown armed men attacked their bus in the Sinai on Sunday morning, a military official told Egyptian state news agency…
Opinion: Egypt has ‘too many bad guys’
I was in Cairo three years ago when the revolution began. I had not thought the January 25th protests would lead to very much. But they did.
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Abducted South Korean in Libya now freed
A South Korean trade official abducted this week in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has been rescued and his kidnappers detained, authorities said Thursday.
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