Africa News

Sand dredging is reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city, Lagos, and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of…

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month’s…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A multi-story building under construction in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, collapsed Friday, leaving at least four…

TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (AP) — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn…

PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — In a Christmas reunion, families and villagers in north-central Nigeria cried and hugged schoolchildren who were…

Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South…

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities and health care centers in…

DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — Multiple women have told The Associated Press they survived or witnessed alleged rapes and other sexual…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have launched new attacks in recent weeks, beheading civilians,…

PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — Several parents welcomed the return late Tuesday night of their children, who were abducted last month…