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February 12, 2019 at 2:40 am

Newborn baby pulled from storm drain in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rescue workers in South Africa pulled a newborn baby from a storm drain in a four-hour operation that ended with whoops and...

January 21, 2019 at 11:41 pm

Last moments of Kenya attack victims revealed at memorial

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hiding from gunmen in an office building, a group of people heard gunshots getting louder and the clatter of a weapon...

January 19, 2019 at 8:41 am

In deadly Nairobi attack, stories of fear, bravery and loss

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Trapped in a Kenyan hotel under attack by extremists, June Chepkemei said she made peace with the fact that she might...

January 18, 2019 at 12:46 am

Kenya court orders 6 suspects held over Nairobi hotel attack VIEW

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Canadian national and five other people suspected of helping extremist gunmen stage a deadly attack in the Kenyan capital this...

January 17, 2019 at 1:42 am

Kenyan police say 11 arrested after deadly hotel attack VIEW

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested nine more people for their alleged involvement in the deadly extremist attack on a luxury hotel...

Women react after learning of a family member killed during a recent terrorist attack Wednesday, Jan. 16 2019, at the Chiromo Mortuary, Nairobi, Kenya. An upscale hotel complex in Kenya’s capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire. The al-Shabab extremist group based in neighboring Somalia claimed responsibility and said its members were still fighting inside (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) AAS103 AAS103

January 15, 2019 at 9:17 pm

Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers WATCH

Fourteen "innocent lives" were lost in the attack that began on Tuesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address to the nation.

January 13, 2019 at 4:55 am

South African school accused of racism over classroom photo

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The photograph of a South African classroom appeared to show black and white children separated by race, stirring allegations of racism against...

January 11, 2019 at 12:57 am

South Africa’s disgraced former leader is making a comeback

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Jacob Zuma was in disgrace last year, a South African president forced from office by scandal and then in court on corruption...

January 9, 2019 at 12:44 am

South African judge: Arrest of Mozambican official was legal

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African judge on Wednesday ruled that the arrest of a former Mozambican finance minister was valid, delivering a blow to...

January 8, 2019 at 2:34 am

Wanted by US, former Mozambican official appears in SA court

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A former Mozambican finance minister on Tuesday appeared in a South African court following a U.S. extradition request linked to a $2...