19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast: police
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in…
5 years ago
Africa
Filipino, not Chinese, sailors kidnapped off Cameroon: document
DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- Most of the sailors kidnapped off the Cameroon coast last week were Filipinos, not Chinese as…
5 years ago
Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule
by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali and Jean-Marc Mojon Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Rapturous crowds filled the streets…
5 years ago
Death toll climbs to 75 in Tanzania fuel tanker blast
MOROGORO, Tanzania (AFP) -- The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania rose to 75 on Monday…
5 years ago
Rwanda shuts DR Congo border after Ebola cases in frontier city
By Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Albert Kambale Agence France-Presse GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Rwanda has shuttered its frontier with…
5 years ago
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65
GAJIRAM, Nigeria (AFP) -- An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left…
5 years ago
Barry weakens, but US officials warn of heavy rains, floods, tornadoes
by Michael Mathes MANDEVILLE, United States (AFP) -- Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US…
5 years ago
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
by Mustafa HAJI ABDINUR MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- Twenty-six people were killed and 56 injured in a 12-hour attack by…
5 years ago
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least 26 people, including several foreigners, were killed and 56 injured in a suicide…
5 years ago
Deadly air strike on Libya migrant center sparks outrage
by Imed LAMLOUM TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Outrage and calls for an independent probe mounted Wednesday as 44 migrants were…
5 years ago
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