Omar Hammami, born in Alabama to a Southern Baptist mother and a Sunni Muslim immigrant from Syria, was reported killed Thursday in Somalia, where he had gone to wage jihad with the group that apparently put him to death. …
Africa
Huge Aquifers Found In Kenya Hail “A More Prosperous Future”
The United Nations and Kenyan officials announced on Wednesday the discovery of a huge water source in northern Kenya that the Kenyan government says could supply the country with fresh water for 70 years, reports the BBC.
Kenya’s Deputy President Denies Crimes Against Humanity At ICC
Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto, played a key role in the post-election bloodbath that engulfed Kenya in early 2008, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told judges at the opening of Ruto’s trial on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Explosion In Benghazi On Double Anniversary
One year after attack on Consulate, 12 years after 9/11
Thousands Flee To Airport Amid Renewed Fighting in Central African Republic
Some 5,000 civilians in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) have fled ex-rebel fighters and occupied the main airport in the capital, Bangui, reports the BBC. The civilians, who are mainly residents of the Boeing quarter next to Bangui’s international airport, began to flee their homes on Tuesday night after former rebels began
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U.N. Peacekeeper Killed in Battle Against Rebels in DRC
A U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in fighting against M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Reuters reports.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission – known by its French initials, Monusco – is fighting alongside government forces in the central African nation. Al …
How Congo’s Guerrillas Are Hurting Congo’s Gorillas
As fighting continues in the eastern Congo, some of the world’s few remaining mountain gorillas are caught in the crossfire
South Africa’s Marikana Massacre: A Year Later, Workers and Unions Still Up in Arms
Christopher Samkelo, a 23-year-old quarryman, is standing outside Billy’s Tavern, a smokey pub in the heart of South Africa’s platinum belt with a sign above the entrance that reads “no weapons or guns.” The tavern has been a …
After Grisly Mosque Attack, Nigeria’s Boko Haram Terrorist Group Calls Out Obama
Konduga is a tiny community on the banks of a river in northeastern Nigeria. Its residents are mostly farmers who are accustomed to a simple life filled with days that pass like the one before. That has recently changed, as an …
Mali’s New President-Elect Faces a Long, Hard Road Ahead
Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will be Mali’s new president after his rival conceded the fight late Monday night, days before the official results of Sunday’s election were to be announced. Former finance …
Africa’s Drinking Problem: Alcoholism on the Rise as Beverage Multinationals Circle
In Kenya, depending on whom you ask, John Mututho is either a hero or a villain, but in a country consuming ever more alcohol, he is certainly a household name. In 2010, Mututho won a battle with the beverage industry to
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Massive Fire Rips Through Nairobi Airport
The blaze at eastern Africa’s largest airport left the arrivals hall reduced to charcoal at the height of tourism season
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Claims Victory in Elections Critics Label a ‘Farce’
The polls in Zimbabwe had barely closed when Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai characterized the July 31 presidential election as “a huge farce.” “In our view, the election is null and void,” Tsvangirai said. “The shoddy …