Islamic State West Africa targets Nigerian army in new video
The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWA–formerly known as Boko Haram) has released a short video showing its forces overrunning a...
Deadly clashes flare ahead of Guinea election
After two days of deadly clashes, Guineans will vote on Sunday in their country's second presidential election since the end of military...
Exclusive: Italy paying ransoms in Syria and Somalia
A six-month investigation by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has cast light on the shadowy world of hostage negotiations, revealing how...
Tunisian group wins Nobel Peace Prize
BERLIN — An alliance of Tunisian workers, employers, lawyers and activists won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a decision meant to honor...
Game on between Uganda’s former liberation war allies
This 2016 election in Uganda is likely to be closely contested, with personal animosity seeping into the bigger political questions....
Shabaab photo report shows attack on Somali base
Shabaab, al Qaeda’s official branch in Somalia, has released a photo report detailing last month’s attack on a Somali military camp in...
Poaching threatens Mali’s rare desert elephants: U.N. mission
About a fifth of Mali’s rare desert elephants have been killed this year as ivory poachers exploit a security vacuum in the country’s...
Environmental Crimes Change Face of Sub-Saharan Africa
The refugee crisis that has sent hundreds of thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa to Europe this year is overwhelmingly...
EU urges S. Sudan’s Kiir to suspend unilateral decree over creation of 28 states
European Union (EU) has issued a strong-worded statement condemning the Friday’s unilateral decree issued by South Sudan’s president...
South Sudan’s first ever World Cup qualifier is a chance to unite a divided country
Since the euphoria that marked its independence from the north in 2011, things have not been easy for South Sudan. A power struggle...
