South African inmates crochet blankets for Mandela
By LYNSEY CHUTEL Ahead of the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s death, inmates at a South African prison have been making brightly colored blankets to commemorate the anti-apartheid leader who…
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Dangerous practices spread Ebola in Sierra Leone
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Dr. Michael Mawanda saw some disturbing behaviors when he was in Sierra Leone helping fight the Ebola epidemic, including relatives removing patients from the hospital where he…
President Barack OBAMA, AFRICAN LEADERS TALK SECURITY, GOVERNANCE
By JULIE PACE President Barack Obama waves during the official family photo at the US African Leaders Summit, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at the State Department in Washington. President Barack…
US seizes Benghazi suspect in deadly Libya attack
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama speaks about the capture of Libyan militant suspected of killing Americans in Benghazi, during his visit to TechShop in Pittsburgh,…
48 Kenyans dead: Witness: Gunmen spared Muslims
By TOM ODULA A member of the Kenyan security forces walks past the body of one of those who were killed by militants, in the village of Kibaoni just outside…
‘Timbuktu’ director breaks down over Mali conflict
By THOMAS ADAMSON Director Abderrahmane Sissako holds his hands over his face while answering a question during a press conference for Timbuktu at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern…
PUTIN BACKS EGYPT ARMY CHIEF’S RUN FOR PRESIDENT
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Egypt’s Military chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Russian…
GAYS IN KENYA PROTEST AGAINST UGANDAN BILL
Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest, against Uganda’s increasingly tough stance against homosexuality and in…