Egypt releases activists amid US concerns over detentions
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities released two activists and a journalist Sunday after months in pre-trial detention, officials and lawyers said, amid concern by President...
South Africa’s leader vows to restore order, catch plotters
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's leader went to Johannesburg's Soweto township Sunday to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in...
Jihadis expand control to new Burkina Faso fronts
BANFORA, Burkina Faso — Florent Coulibaly, a soldier in Burkina Faso’s army, says he hasn't been sleeping well for the past few months as...
Kenyan president condemns murder of conservationist
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has condemned the killing of conservationist Joannah Stutchbury, who was shot by unknown assailants Thursday.
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Key highway reopens as South African army helps restore calm
JOHANNESBURG — After being closed for a week by the violent unrest that rocked parts of South Africa, a strategic highway has reopened, officials...
South Africa’s army starts large deployment to restore order
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment...
Greek PM stresses border protection, including at sea
ATHENS, Greece — Greece is “committed to protecting its borders,” including by intercepting people at sea if they are attempting to enter the country...
Ethiopia accuses aid groups of ‘arming’ Tigray fighters
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government has accused humanitarian aid groups working in its war-hit Tigray region of “arming” Tigray fighters and threatened to halt...
Lithuania struggles with migrant flood opened by Belarus
VEREBIEJAI, Lithuania — Mustafa Hussein Hamad kicked a dirty ball between two old tires in the schoolyard where he spends most of his time....