(AP) — Rebel fighters in Central African Republic seized the presidential palace when they overtook the capital in March, though when it came to setting up shop they set their sights a bit loftier: the city’s sole luxury hotel. With no advance reservation, rebels armed with rocket-propelled grenades... Read more

(AP) — Kenya’s Red Cross says two children buried in a landslide overnight have died, as the country’s death toll from heavy flooding rose to 41. The Red Cross said Wednesday that the landslide in Narok County happened after a heavy downpour that destroyed houses and farms. The two... Read more

(AP) — Outside a dilapidated two-story building, Abdi Ali says goodbye to his veiled girlfriend Anisa and they take two separate streets to avoid attention. Soon they’re aboard a minibus heading outside Mogadishu, pretending they don’t know each other. After more than two hours of travel, they arrive at... Read more

(AP) — The name of Zimbabwe’s last white leader, who ceded power to Robert Mugabe 33 years ago and who died six years ago, has at last been removed from the nation’s list of 5.7 million registered voters. The state Electoral Commission says Ian Smith, the former prime minister,... Read more

(AP) — A handler at an elephant park in South Africa was trampled to death while taking elephants out for exercise, the park’s owner said Tuesday. The accident happened at around 7 a.m. Monday at the Elephant Sanctuary near Hartbeespoort Dam, west of Pretoria. About half an hour earlier... Read more

(AP) — A special prosecutor says a panel of judges will take up the case against the son of Senegal’s former president. Karim Wade, whose father left office last year, has been accused of misappropriating state funds. He is being asked to explain how he managed to amass a... Read more

  (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the uranium-rich West African nation of Niger on Tuesday, although officials discounted that the mineral was the reason for his visit. Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou denied international speculation that Iran had come in search of uranium for its enrichment program, which... Read more

(AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said the execution of the nation’s March presidential election wasn’t perfect but that petitions to overturn the result did not prove President Uhuru Kenyatta was illegally elected. The court had announced its unanimous ruling upholding Kenyatta’s election in late March but on... Read more

(AP) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown. Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed concern about “a wide range of alleged grave violations” including rape, torture, kidnappings and targeted killings. Pillay... Read more

(AP) — An elephant overturned a vehicle carrying two tourists, injuring both, on Monday, said South African officials. The tourists are of “Chinese origin,” according to a statement from Kruger National Park. One of the tourists said he was from Hong Kong, according to a hospital official. An elephant... Read more