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17 Daesh terrorists killed in first US strikes in Libya since Trump took office Six U.S. air strikes on a Daesh desert camp in Libya killed 17 terrorists and destroyed three vehicles, the U.S. military said Sunday, the first U.S. strikes in Libya since... more

Africa Burundi commits crimes against humanity: UN report Crimes against humanity are being committed in Burundi, according to a United Nations commission of inquiry. Killings, torture, sexual violence, degrading treatment, enforced... More
Africa Dorm fire killing 9 Kenyan schoolgirls caused by arson, probe shows Kenya's education minister said on Monday that arson was to blame for a weekend fire that killed nine pupils at a girls' boarding school and that there had been similar attacks... More
Africa Dorm fire kills seven Kenyan schoolgirls in Nairobi Seven teenage schoolgirls died and 10 more were hospitalized after a fire engulfed their boarding school dormitory in Nairobi, Kenya early Saturday morning, according to a... More
Africa Challenges ahead of Kenya upon Supreme Court rule annulling elections A decision by Kenya's Supreme Court to annul the results of last month's presidential election was hailed Friday by analysts as "historic" and "an example for the rest of... More
Africa Amid prolonged dry spell, crocodiles kill 7 in Rwanda Residents in Rwanda's capital say seven people have been killed by crocodiles on the banks of Nyabarongo River this month. Donata Mukanyana, a mother of six children, said... More
Africa Kenya bans producing and importing plastic bags A ban on making and importing plastic bags has come into force in Kenya and those found in violation of the ban could be fined up to $38,000. Thin plastic shopping bags... More
Africa 10 civilians killed in US-backed Somalia raid Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday as officials displayed... More
Africa Tanzania's Maasai victimized by tourism drive Simat Rotiken and his family are braving cold nights huddled under a tree after their homestead was burned down in a scheme to protect a disputed wildlife corridor. They... More
Africa Russian ambassador to Sudan found dead at home Russia's ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead at his Khartoum residence on Wednesday, the Sudanese foreign ministry said. Photo courtesy of Russian... More
Africa Daesh beheads 11 in attack on Libya checkpoint, pro-Haftar forces say At least 11 people were beheaded Wednesday after an attack on a checkpoint controlled by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar south of Tripoli, a spokesman for his forces... More
Africa Two arrested in Morocco over suspected links to Barcelona attackers Moroccan authorities have arrested two people suspected of links to the alleged perpetrators of the van attack that killed 13 people in the Spanish city of Barcelona, state... More

Africa 100 migrants missing after shipwreck off western Libya More than 100 migrants are missing after a shipwreck off the coast of western Libya, the Libyan navy said on Thursday. Rescuers found at least seven survivors on Wednesday... More
Africa 'Around 2M Yemenis internally displaced' The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report posted Monday on ReliefWeb that the number of internally displaced people in Yemen had reached nearly 2 million... More
Africa Clashes in eastern Ethiopia kill 50, displace 50,000 Clashes along the border of Ethiopia's Oromiya and Somali regions have displaced around 50,000 people, a senior regional official said on Sunday, in violence that has prompted... More
Africa Over 1,000 migrants intercepted by Libyan coastguards Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted 1,074 migrants during an intensive day of operations west of the capital Tripoli on Saturday, a spokesman said. There has been a sharp... More
Africa 36 Burundi refugees killed, 117 injured in Congo The United Nations envoy to Congo said Saturday that at least 36 Burundian refugees have been killed in clashes with Congolese security forces near the Burundi border. Maman... More
Africa UN accuses Boko Haram of abusing minors in Nigeria The U.N. on Friday said Boko Haram had conscripted 140 children as fighters and suicide bombers over three years in its violent activities in Nigeria's northeast.UNICEF Country... More
Africa Nigeria says Boko Haram attacks thwarted across the country Nigeria on Saturday said it had foiled Boko Haram plans for a coordinated series of attacks across the country, as the army slammed claims of security failings and that the... More
Africa Cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills at least 28, report says The death toll from a cholera outbreak at displaced persons camps in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state has risen to 28, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.The... More
Africa UN to deploy security forces to guard its base in Libya The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 Nepalese peacekeepers to Libya to guard its base in the capital as part of a plan to return its operations to the country,... More
Africa Spain, Morocco dismantle Daesh linked terror cell Security forces in Spain and nearby Morocco have broken up an alleged Daesh-linked extremist cell whose six members were actively training and planning to conduct "large-scale... More
Africa Ethiopia faces worst drought in years with millions at risk Men, women and children in this remote region of Ethiopia scramble to receive food aid and feed their rail-thin cattle as a huge cloud of dust rises into a sky that hasn't... More

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