Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Witnesses say a surveillance drone has crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital.
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Kenya miltiary: some 100 Somali militants killed
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The spokesman for Kenya's military says an estimated 100 Somali militants were killed after helicopter gunships…
Sudan bombs US-funded Bible school, US condemns
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan's military bombed a Bible school built by a U.S. Christian aid group, prompting students and teachers at…
UN declares Somali famine over but warns of risks
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural…
Correction: BC-AF--Nigeria-Radical Sect story
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — In a story Feb. 1 about the arrest of a purported spokesman of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, The…
UN official: SSudan crises need more than $760m
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A top U.N. official says South Sudan may need more than the $760 million the agency predicted they would need…
Senegal president spends $200K to lobby US
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Several months before a Senegalese court was due to rule on one of the most divisive issues facing the nation,…
Togo authorities holding 150 Sri Lanka refugees
LOME, Togo (AP) — An official in Togo says authorities are holding more than 150 Sri Lankan refugees who entered the West African…
AP Enterprise: War experience aids hostage rescues
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole…
Mali: protests over clashes with Tuareg rebels
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Protestors surrounded the palace of Mali's president on Thursday, angry about the government's handling of attacks…
