Flood of Nuba refugees hits camp near Sudan border
YIDA, South Sudan (AP) — First they ate leaves. Then they ate roots, soaked for five days and boiled until they were just edible. Now…
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W. African troops land in Guinea-Bissau after coup
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — The first wave of troops from the West African regional bloc have landed in Guinea-Bissau to try to…
Ethiopian court says 11 will face terror charges
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's federal court ruled Thursday that 11 people should face terror charges after prosecutors said…
Somaliland court sentences 17 to death for attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A military court in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has sentenced 17 people to death for attacking a…
Zimbabwe poachers target rare anteaters
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An animal welfare group in Zimbabwe says poachers are now targeting rare anteaters because of a growing demand…
Guinea-Bissau gets prime minister under new deal
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Politicians in the tiny nation of Guinea-Bissau say a new prime minister has been chosen to help lead a…
Group: Congo general recruiting children again
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Congolese general already sought on an international arrest warrant for his alleged use of child soldiers…
Doctor firings expose medical failings in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The firing of nearly 800 doctors working at hospitals in Nigeria's most populous state has exposed the failings…
Zimbabwe politician drives off in motor show car
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — State prosecutors in Zimbabwe say an opposition politician at a Ford Motor Company car show got into the latest…
Official: 1 dead from attack on Kenya's coast
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Attackers fired shots and detonated four grenades outside a nightclub in Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa after…
