Two Soldiers Killed by Bomb in Burkina Faso’s Southeast

Two soldiers were killed when their motorcycles ran over a homemade bomb in southeast Burkina Faso on Monday, the latest attack in a region previously spared the jihadist violence of the north.The West African country has faced increasingly frequent an...

A New Type of Black Gold in Nigeria: Used Car Tires

In Nigeria, a country heavily reliant on revenues from its oil exports, entrepreneur Ifedolapo Runsewe has identified another type of black gold: used car tires.She has set up Freetown Waste Management Recycle, an industrial plant dedicated to transfor...

Lack of Funds Will Force Aid Cuts to DRC, UN Official Says

GENEVA — A U.N. official says a funding shortage means humanitarian aid will have to be cut for many of the nearly 10 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo facing multiple crises because of lack of money.Conflict in the eastern DRC has forced ...

Colombian Nun Abducted in 2017 Freed in Mali

BAMAKO, MALI — A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadis in Mali in 2017 was freed Saturday, a statement from Mali's presidential office said.The statement on the presidential Twitter account paid tribute to the courage of Sister Gloria Cecil...

Rwandan Genocide Suspect Faces 30 Years in Prison

An alleged participant in the 1994 Rwandan genocide faces a possible 30 years in prison after U.S. officials deported him to Kigali, where he was taken into custody after his arrival Thursday.Oswald Rurangwa, 59, escorted by U.S. security officials, wa...