Africa

  Citing one of Africa's worst humanitarian crises, the U.S. State Department on Friday announced it would begin restricting U.S. arms shipments to South Sudan. The move restricts...

  French energy company Total may buy off Kenyan oil blocks and commit to a single pipeline for exports, the office of the Kenyan president said. Manoah Esipisu,...

  In support of the Somali government, U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants, killing four terrorists, U.S. Africa Command said Friday. No civilians were killed during...

  An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for an attack three months ago in Niger that killed four American soldiers on patrol with Nigerien troops. "We declare our responsibility...

  The United Nations is investigating a deadly attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month that left 15 U.N. peacekeepers dead, according to a news statement....

  The Israeli government plans to notify thousands of African migrants in the country that they must leave within three months or face imprisonment. Migrants who do not...

  The West African republic of The Gambia's parliament unanimously voted on Friday to rejoin the British Commonwealth. The Gambia pulled out of the 54-nation bloc, sometimes called...

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, chose Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader Monday.

Zimbabwe's new government appointed party loyalists and army leaders to cabinet positions, disappointing those who expected a change in leadership.

Robert Mugabe, the man who was forced to resign after 37 years as Zimbabwe's president, could serve as a source of advice for the nation's new leader.