Death toll in bombing in Somalia's capital rises to 20Somalia's government news agency says the death toll has risen to at least 20 after a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in the capital on Friday night, with 30 woundedThe Associated Press23 hours ago
Protests backing opposition leader escalate in SenegalProtestors have taken to the streets for a third day in Senegal in support of the country’s main opposition leader, who made his first court appearance since an arrest two days ago that has sparked increasingly violent demonstrationsThe Associated Press1 day ago
Chaos as freed Nigerian schoolgirls reunited with families Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have been returned to their families, amid chaos as security forces opened fire against people gathered outside the school where the reunions were heldThe Associated Press2 days ago
Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations 'credible'Ethiopia says it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including in the city of Axum, where The Associated Press and Amnesty International have separately documented a massacre of several hundred peopleThe Associated Press3 days ago
Senegal's opposition leader arrested amid violent protests Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been arrested on charges of disturbing the public order after hundreds of his supporters clashed with police while he was heading to the court to face rape accusations brought against himThe Associated Press3 days ago