Africa

5.7-magnitude quake strikes Lake Tanganyika region: USGS

JOHANNESBERG, South Africa (AFP) -- A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit near Africa's Lake Tanganyika early Friday, the US Geological Survey said,…

Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach

by Hamza Turkia with Rim Taher in Tripoli Agence France Presse HARCHA, Libya (AFP) -- The bodies of 74 migrants…

S. Sudan president vows aid access to famine-hit areas

JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir vowed Tuesday that government would ensure aid could reach areas…

Congo at crossroads as opposition chief Tshisekedi dies

by Bienvenu-Marie BAKUMANYA Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) - Volatile Congo faced uncertainty Thursday after the death of Etienne…

African Union mulls Morocco membership, Trump fallout

by Fran BLANDY Agence France-Presse ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia (AFP) - African Union leaders grappled with Morocco's divisive bid to rejoin the…

Egyptian Museum, muling binuksan

Dalawang taon makalipas ang naganap na bomb attack sa isang museum sa Cairo, Egypt. Muling binuksan ang naturang art para…

28 killed in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Twenty-eight people were killed Wednesday when Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a popular Mogadishu hotel, setting off two…

Gambia’s Jammeh announces he is relinquishing power

BANJUL, Gambia (Reuters) --Gambia's longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, who refused to accept his election defeat last month, announced in the…

Gambia’s Barrow will be inaugurated on Gambian territory – Senegal Foreign Minister

DAKAR, Senegal (Reuters) -- Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow will be sworn into office on Gambian territory on Thursday (January 19),…

Nigerian air force kills 50 and wounds 120 in northeast – MSF

(Reuters) -- Nigeria's air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a camp for displaced…

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