Africa

United Nations March 7

UN says 186 missing and at least 2 dead after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti

The UN is reporting that four boats with immigrants from East Africa capsized off of Yemen leaving 186 missing. Two crewmembers were rescued.

Africa February 26

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46

The death toll has risen to at least 46 people, including women and children, following a Sudanese military aircraft crash; at least 10 people were injured.

Africa February 22

70 Christians beheaded in African country by ISIS-aligned militants, groups say; world mostly silent

Reports indicate that 70 Christians were beheaded by Islamic militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group that killed the faithful is an affiliate of the Islamic state.

UN Human Rights February 18

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing, recruiting children

The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.

World February 16

World's first openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa: authorities

Muhsin Hendricks, a man known as the world's first openly gay imam, was killed in South Africa over the weekend after being ambushed near the city of Gqeberha.

Africa February 16

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east

M23 rebels have reportedly "occupied" Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, positioning themselves at the governor's office and vowing to deviate from the "old regime."

South Africa February 10

Trump, South Africa in growing row over hotly contested land law, country's deals with US foes

Trump’s executive order cutting aid and offering refugee status to South Africa’s Afrikaner farmers has caused a stir in the African country after passage of a controversial land bill.

Ebola February 4

Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak

Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.

Africa January 31

Trump facing 1st test in Africa amid bloody battles ‘over electric vehicle battery minerals’ 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of Goma, a major city key to the country’s vast mineral wealth.

VIDEO January 31

Humanitarian aid threatened by fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo

Humanitarian aid at risk as fighting continues in Congo's eastern capital. (Video: AP.)