26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo
GOMA, Congo — A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft...
Namibia’s ruling party faces unexpectedly challenging vote
WINDHOEK, Namibia — Namibia votes Wednesday in an election that promises to be far removed from the overwhelming victories enjoyed by former liberatio...
Vatican charity knew in 2017 of Africa sex abuse concerns
TOKYO — The Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis charity says it learned in 2017 of pedophilia concerns involving its Central African Republic director, ...
Mudslides, floods kill 34 people in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s interior minister says 29 people have been killed in mudslides, among the 34 people overall who lost their lives Saturday ami...
Somali Canadian peace activist was killed by stray bullet
JOHANNESBURG — The peacekeeping mission in Somalia says preliminary investigations show a young Somali Canadian peace activist was killed by a stray b...
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue
WASHINGTON — They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.
Southern Africa’s deadly drought leaving millions hungry
VOSBURG, South Africa — Residents call this drought-stricken community a “forgotten town.”
Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar team contesting genocide court case
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head the legal team contesting a genocide case filed against it in the Inter...
Mali says 24 soldiers killed in latest extremist attack
JOHANNESBURG — Mali’s military says 24 soldiers are dead in the latest extremist attack as alarm grows about the vast Sahel region as a haven for figh...
Mali’s military abandons isolated outposts amid attacks
BAMAKO, Mali — Dozens of soldiers posted to Mali’s remote northern town of Labezanga served as the last line of defense against extremists roaming the...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists ex-ambassador’s record
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested Friday that a U.S. diplomat was responsible for Somalia’s descent into chaos decades ago, distorting her...
The barrier-breaking ‘Atlantics’ heralds Mati Diop’s arrival
NEW YORK — Mati Diop has always lived in Paris but as a French-Senegalese woman whose family is from Dakar, she’s long been acutely conscious of anoth...
Somalia struggles after worst flooding in recent history
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Ahmed Sabrie woke up to find his house half-submerged in fast-rising flood waters.
Tunisia elects new parliament speaker from Islamist party
TUNIS, Tunisia — The longtime leader of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha has been elected speaker of the North African country’s new parliament.
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
MOSSEL BAY, South Africa — The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick.
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations' highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide in its campaign against the Rohi...
Ivanka Trump rejects notion family profits from presidency
RABAT, Morocco — Ivanka Trump brushed off criticism that her family has profited off the presidency and said Friday a big difference between her famil...
Court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years for atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court passed its highest ever sentence Thursday, sending a Congolese warlord known as "The Termina...
Ivanka Trump meets with female landowners on Morocco trip
SIDI KACEM, Morocco — Ivanka Trump says families, communities and countries flourish when women are invested in and included in the economy.
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in this African wildlife reserve. But the majestic...
Stuck on US terror list, Sudan turns to wealthy Gulf for aid
CAIRO — Sudan's new prime minister has repeatedly urged the West to end his country's international pariah status. He says it's the only way to save t...
Zanzibar tests drones spraying rice fields to fight malaria
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania — For the first time drones are being tested to help fight malaria on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania.
South Sudan faces crisis in forming new coalition government
NAIROBI, Kenya — War-torn South Sudan is "barreling toward a crisis" and could slide back into fighting, warned the International Crisis Group on Mond...
Siya’s Springboks are exactly what Mandela envisioned
SOMERSET WEST, South Africa — Black and white, they sat together on the edge of the dusty township street where Nelson Mandela once lived and watched ...
Migrants endure rape and torture on route through Yemen
RAS AL-ARA, Yemen — Zahra struggled in the blue waters of the Gulf of Aden, grasping for the hands of fellow migrants. Hundreds of men, women and teen...
Kenya’s Mary Keitany eyes 5th NYC Marathon title in 6 years
NEW YORK — Mary Keitany is back for another bolt through the boroughs.
Flooding in East Africa affects more than 1 million people
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 1 million people in East Africa are affected by flooding after higher than normal rainfall, an aid group said Friday. Parts...
South African police arrest foreigners protesting at UN site
JOHANNESBURG — Police in the South African city of Cape Town used water cannons Wednesday while dispersing and arresting hundreds of foreigners, inclu...
Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated
NKHOTAKOTA, Malawi — The relocation of hundreds of elephants to Malawi's largest wildlife reserve was meant to be a sign of hope and renewal in this s...
Hundreds rally during Zimbabwe’s new anti-sanctions holiday
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The massive march that Zimbabwe's government tried to rouse for a new anti-sanctions public holiday appeared to fizzle on Friday, w...