Africa 4 hours ago 155 dead in Tanzania amid El Niño-induced flooding 155 people have been reported dead and over 200,000 otherwise affected by widespread flooding in Tanzania following weeks' worth of heavy rain.
Washington DC 5 hours ago US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism role The Pentagon said Thursday that the majority of U.S. troops in Niger and Chad will be withdrawn as the U.S. works to restore agreements with the countries as to the American military's role there.
Africa 7 hours ago Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain Lawyers representing Congo said they are questioning Apple about its knowledge of 'blood minerals' from the country's east that could be smuggled into the tech company's supply chains.
Africa 12 hours ago More than 100 inmates escape from Nigerian prison after heavy rains damage facility Heavy rains destroyed parts of a prison near Abuja, Nigeria, leading to the escape of over 100 inmates. The downpour damaged the facility's perimeter fence.
Caribbean 12 hours ago Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti as country continues to face deadly gang violence Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as prime minister of Haiti as the country faces rampant gang violence that has killed or injured more than 2,500 people.
Africa 14 hours ago Burkina Faso's military massacred more than 200 civilians, Human Rights Watch says More than 2 million civilians, mostly children, have been displaced in the conflict between jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group and Burkina Faso's military.
Africa 1 day ago Togo cracking down on media, opposition ahead of parliamentary elections: report Amnesty International said in its annual report Wednesday that authorities in Togo have prevented civilians from protesting peacefully, and have repressed the media.
Africa 1 day ago Rwanda's Hope Hostel, which once housed genocide survivors, ready to take in migrants from UK After the British Parliament approved a bill this week allowing the deportation of some migrants to Rwanda, the East African country said it is ready to receive them.
Africa 1 day ago UK approached Botswana to take ‘unwanted immigrants,’ African country's foreign minister says Botswana's foreign minister Lemogang Kwape said on Tuesday that the African country declined a request by the U.K. to take some of their "unwanted immigrants."
Africa 2 days ago Morocco wants to become an aviation hub, but airplane makers struggle to meet demand Moroccan officials want to grow the country's aviation industry, as companies like Airbus and Boeing outsource production, design and maintenance to countries from Thailand to Mexico.