Twenty Four Kidnapped Near Togo
Pirates took the sailors after boarding an oil tanker
Africa
Liberians Asked To Grow Their Own Food
Government officials made the suggestion amid food price predictions
Nigeria is in Talks With Jihadists
The government has said it is in talks with Boko Haram, but doubts remain over who is actually speaking for each side
Miners Bullied into Not Showing Up
Workers at a South African mine are being pressured into staying on strike, only thirteen percent of workers showed up to the Lomin mine today.
2016: Obama's America
Dinesh D'Souza makes a powerful but ultimately unpersuasive case against the president.
Gambia Urged to Halt Executions
President Yahya Jammeh plans to execute all death row prisoners next month
Office of Ugandan PM Under Investigation
Worries over 'financial impropriety' prompted the parliamentary probe
What Will Come of the Ties Between US and Ethiopia?
Zenawi was an oppressive ruler,and American funding didn't change that. What happens now that he's gone?
Clashes At Lonmin Marikana Mine Kill Thirty
The stand off between rival unions and the police at the South African mine claims more casualties.
Police Kill 30+ Strikers at South Africa Mine
Marikana platinum plant action began a week ago. Lonmin shares tank.
Fighting on Liberian Border
Ivorian troops have been fighting rebels near the Liberian border, causing refugees to flee into Liberia.
American Drones Wage Quiet War in Africa
Flying from secret bases, armed, unmanned U.S. warplanes wage bloody battle against Islamic militants
US Drone War in Africa a Little Less HIdden
A collection of reports, statements, and "informed conjecture" are helping to unmask one of America's shadow wars.
Thousands Attend Ghana President's Funeral, Including Hillary Clinton
President John Mills died last month, at least ten thousand attended, including regional leaders and the U.S. Secretary of State.
Clinton Signs Deal in South Africa to Help Fight HIV
The US has spent $3.2 billion since 2004 supporting South Africa's fight against the spread of the virus.
Clinton Announces Investments for Malawi
$46 million has been promised to Malawi to be used for agricultural development.
Bees Attack Hillary Clinton in Africa
While in Malawi--she is the first high ranking U.S. official to visit since Vice President Dan Quayle in 1991
Chinese Media Attacks Hillary Clinton over African Investment
Without mentioning country by name, Clinton appeared to suggest African nations should question relationships.
Social-Media Censorship Call from Nigerian Pol
The country's third-ranking politician frets that Tweets and online media are beyond the reach of bribes and coercion
Kony 2012: Send in the Drones
Hillary Clinton says drones will be joining 100 U.S. troops in the hunt for Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony
The Oldest University in West Africa Closes After Riots
The University of Sierra Leone has closed after students rioted over accommodation policy.
Prisoner With Suspected Case of Ebola Escapes Jail
Report flies in the face of earlier reports that the outbreak had been contained.
Clinton Arrives in South Sudan
The Secretary of State is expected to urge for cooperation and peace between the world's youngest country and its northern neighbor.
Hillary Clinton on 11 Day Tour of Africa
China surpassed the U.S. as Africa's largest trading partner three years ago but the U.S. is expanding its military presence on the continent.
Obama's Adventures in Africa
Four years ago, few would have predicted that one of President Obama's legacies would be increased militarization of U.S. policy toward Africa.
Kony 2012's Old-Fashioned War Propaganda
With lots of social-media hoodoo, popular new campaign calls for another U.S. intervention
