Somalia Shabab militants retreat from Mogadishu

The Shabab militant Islamic group retreated early Saturday from war-battered Mogadishu, leaving residents to awaken to hushed streets as the...

Libya artists relish newfound freedom

The leering visage of Moammar Kadafi, surrounded by rats made of plaster, stares down at visitors to a new art exhibit on the Benghazi...

Nigeria oil spills have created ecological disaster, report says

After half a century of oil spills, Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta is one of the most polluted places on Earth, and it could take $1 billion...

Libyan rebels embrace U.S. and its flag

Omar el Keish wanted to make a strong statement when he headed out with his wife and daughter recently for a revolutionary rally here in...

Somalia famine spreads to 3 new regions, U.N. says

With hunger in the Horn of Africa dramatically worsening, the United Nations on Wednesday added three more regions of Somalia to the...

Somalis swell Kenya refugee camp, fleeing war and now drought

The people mass outside the gates hundreds deep and eerily still, many squatting in the red dirt holding emaciated children. They wait for...

Resignation sets in for Libya rebels

Graffiti and billboards here tell a tale of dashed hopes and an uncertain future in a nation divided between Moammar Kadafi's tenacious...

Racial tensions flare in South Africa over newspaper column

Hate speech or free speech?

U.S. eases aid restrictions amid Somalia famine

The Obama administration is intensifying efforts to deliver food to famine-stricken Somalia, easing restrictions on humanitarian aid...

Western allies move cautiously on Libyan assets

The Obama administration and allied governments have begun a quiet effort to prevent their latest move to strengthen Libyan rebels from...

Egypt's poor cannot afford a revolution

Sayed Hussein Sayed sits low in a broken truck. His wife is having their first child soon and no one is bringing him tires to fix. He's...

Ramadan brings back bitter memories for many Libyans

Each year, when the holy month of Ramadan arrives, Ibrahim Shwehdi is gripped by ineffable sadness. A month of reflection and mercy is,...

In Libya minefields, ill-equipped rebel teams defuse devices

He searches for land mines, but he has no body armor or protective mask, no metal detector, no steel-toed boots. He wears dress shoes. His...

TV review: 'POV: Mugabe and the White African'

"Mugabe and the White African," which makes its television premiere Tuesday night on the PBS series "POV," is a documentary film by Lucy...

Libyan rebels' military chief of staff slain

The chief of staff for rebel forces fighting to overthrow Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi was attacked and killed Thursday, according to the...

Morocco plane crash kills 78

A Moroccan military plane crash in a remote mountainous region of the North African nation on Tuesday killed at least 78 people and...

Britain recognizes Libyan rebel council, expels Kadafi's staffers

Britain has ordered the Libyan Embassy's remaining staff members to leave the country and has recognized the Libyan rebels' ruling council...

U.S. journalist held in Libya testifies on Vienna Convention

During 44 days of captivity in Libya, journalist Clare Gillis endured lengthy interrogations, appeared before judges without a lawyer and...

Captured Kadafi soldiers tell rebels they have doubts

Moammar Kadafi's frontline soldiers are well-fed and well-supplied, even down to the occasional single-serving bottle of Jim Beam.

Police in Libya rebel capital pivot from oppressor to protector

Officer Sharif Ganasi was working the 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift, cruising the trash-strewn streets of Benghazi, alert for drunks and...