Africa

Somalia's special forces have killed all three gunmen who had taken over a building in central Mogadishu, using civilians as human shields, officials say. The attack, which killed...

  The American military is investigating a weekend vehicle accident in Niger that killed a French soldier in which the driver, a United States Green Beret, is suspected...

  The Pentagon is reducing its counterterrorism forces in Africa and studying whether to make similar moves elsewhere in the world as part of a broad effort to...

  An unprecedented number of US airstrikes against al-Shabaab in Somalia have caused significant casualties without seriously weakening the Islamic extremist group, research suggests. The US has conducted...

  The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania has issued a warning to American citizens and potential travelers over a planned crackdown against LGBT people in the East African country...

  On Friday, skywatchers around the world will be rewarded with the longest total lunar eclipse of the century — except those in North America. The totality of...

  Gen. Thomas Waldhauser faced some tough questions about U.S. military activities in Africa when he testified to the House Armed Services Committee earlier this month. Members of...

  Boko Haram militants attacked a military base in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, killing three U.N. aid workers and leaving another missing, U.N. officials said Friday. A statement...

  “No life should be lost in my name and also the ANC should never be divided in my name. I have therefore come to the decision to resign as...

  As U.S. military forces hunt down the remnants of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, they are also waging a quieter campaign in the fractured country...