The 71-year-old leader won more than 60 percent of the vote amid concerns about electoral fraud.
The 71-year-old leader won more than 60 percent of the vote amid concerns about electoral fraud.
The attack targeted a senior militant linked to bloody assaults on tourists in Tunisia. It’s unclear whether he was killed.
Yoweri Museveni, a key U.S. ally, is trying to extend his 30-year rule; voters complained of long delays and suspension of social-media sites.
A court case has put a spotlight on how racism continues to haunt South Africa two decades after apartheid.
Growing allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by troops threaten to undermine crucial U.N. mission.
The area around Lake Turkana has been drying up, endangering the lives of its poor residents.
An American was among those killed in the assault by a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, a news report says.
Burkina Faso and French forces on Saturday took back control of a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners and diplomats in Ouagadougou, the nation's capital, after armed attackers seized it Friday and killed at least 10 people.
The World Health Organization made its declaration 42 days after Liberia’s last case of Ebola was identified.
The U.N. mission in the Central African Republic has been accused of 22 such incidents in 14 months.
The government denies involvement but says many of the victims are connected to al-Shabab.
Tranquil Somaliland pins its economic hopes on a port that would handle commerce for neighboring Ethiopia.
Although only a few dozen Somalis have joined so far, the ISIS campaign worries U.S. officials.
A Muslim man wonders whether he’ll survive in a Christian-dominated hospital. Then Pope Francis shows up.
Analysts are skeptical about whether the program can deter those fleeing war and dire poverty.
