Trump recalls U.S ambassadors from Nigeria, 29 countries
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the recall of nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and senior embassy postings, including Nigeria, in what officials describe as a broad effort to…
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Car bomb kills 10 soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai region
A car bomb exploded Wednesday in Egypt's restive Sinai region, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 31 others who were on their way to the capital on leave.
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Kenya’s security loopholes
Kenya vowed to tighten its borders after the Westgate massacre. But CNN's Nima Elbagir shows border crossings aren't the only way to the country.
Al-Shabaab attack on police station kills at least 12
Al-Shabaab militants killed at least 12 people Tuesday in a car bombing and assault on a police station shared by African Union peacekeepers in a key Somali commercial hub, authorities…
Mandela grave spat: grandson out of legal hot water
Legal strife plaguing the family of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela may have cooled down a notch Tuesday, when charges that his grandson had tampered with the graves of…
The country that lives on coffee
More than half of Burundi's population makes a living from coffee beans, but they see little of the profit from the coffee industry.
Libya teeters on brink of anarchy
Libya teeters on the brink of anarchy with militia groups well-armed, the government not and ordinary citizens powerless.
Celebrating ‘World Toilet Day’
2.5 billion people do not have access to a toilet or sustainable sanitation, says the United Nations. World Toilet Day hopes to raise awareness about this and improve it.
U.N.: Seeds of genocide in C.A.R.
CNN's Fred Pleitgen, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with John Ging of the U.N. humanitarian affairs office.
Egypt: 27 killed in train crash
At least 27 people were killed Sunday night when a train slammed into two cars south of Cairo, Egypt's director of emergency services told state-run media.
Cameroon blames Boko Haram in priest’s kidnapping
Nigeria's Boko Haram is responsible for kidnapping a French priest in neighboring Cameroon -- the same day the U.S. government labeled the group a terrorist organization -- said the governor…
Official: U.S. to help train Libyan forces
Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, are going to get some help from the…
Still ill, Nelson Mandela unable to speak
Tubes used to clear his lungs prevent Nelson Mandela from speaking, and he uses facial expressions to communicate with doctors and family, according to his former wife.
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