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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After years of setbacks and controversies, the Kenyan deputy president goes on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
Nigeria’s pioneering princess
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Ghana’s tricky commute
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Mugabe sworn in for another term
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for another term Thursday following disputed elections.
Group: We bombed Egyptian minister
An armed group that operates in Gaza has claimed responsibility for last week's car bombing in Cairo that apparently targeted Egypt's interior minister.
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20 dead in Somalia bomb blasts
A pair of bomb blasts in Mogadishu Saturday killed at least 20 people, most of them civilians, police said.
Africa’s ‘father of the Internet’
Known as "Africa's father of the internet," web pioneer Nii Quaynor says Africa must define what it wants from the internet.
Egypt minister survives bombing
A car bomb apparently targeting the Egyptian interior minister's motorcade exploded in eastern Cairo.
Bombing near Egypt minister’s convoy
A car bomb apparently targeting the Egyptian interior minister's motorcade exploded in eastern Cairo Thursday, leaving four people injured, state media reported.
Melinda Gates on dating Bill
Melinda Gates discusses her philanthropy while reflecting on balancing her relationship at work before she wed Bill Gates, then CEO of Microsoft.
Egypt’s president frustrated with Turkey
Egypt is reconsidering its ties with countries that haven't been supportive of the government that the military installed after ousting the country's first democratically elected president, the interim president said.
Dozens at large after prison break in Tunisia
At least 49 inmates broke out of a prison in Tunisia on Sunday night, the country's state-run Tunis Afrique Presse reported.
Canadian festival celebrates Africa
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