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Can South Africa rein in its deep-rooted xenophobia?Officials marched alongside thousands of South Africans at a protest against anti-foreign attacks on Thursday. The government is trying both persuasion and a heavy hand to stem the violence of recent weeks.
In South Africa, poverty fuels a xenophobic flameMost of the culprits behind the recent attacks on foreigners live in shantytowns where 40 percent of residents are unemployed and most feel profoundly marginalized.
In Africa's battle against AIDS, a key player hits a crossroadsThe Catholic Church administers 25 percent of all AIDS treatment worldwide, especially in聽hard-to-reach rural areas. But it's facing new obstacles as funding declines and African governments are under pressure to provide services themselves.
Islamic State murders 30 African migrants in Libya, while up to 700 died off coastAdded to the danger of leaky fishing boats and unscrupulous people smugglers for African migrants trying to reach Europe has been the Islamic State, which murdered about 30 Ethiopian migrants, which the group claimed were 海角大神s, on video.
How is Kenya fighting Al Shabab? By all means necessary.In the wake of the Garissa massacre, Kenya has employed air strikes against Al Shabab and is demanding that Somali refugees be sent home. It has faced criticism, but also calls for even harsher measures.
Anti-immigrant violence spreads to South Africa's largest cityAfrican governments have criticized the official response to days of unrest targeting foreigners and foreign-owned businesses in South African, where some blame migrants for high unemployment.聽
Congo's military takes on new challenge: caring for army widowsAfter two decades of war, a new census in Eastern Congo will finally count the thousands of military widows. Many do not have access to the monthly compensation promised to them.聽
Why one rhino has an armed security detailThere is one remaining male northern white rhino left on earth, and wildlife conservationists are rushing to save the species from extinction.
Once a bastion of white minority, a South African party embraces diversityThe Democratic Alliance, the main opposition party, is preparing to appoint a leader from among its cast of young black superstars to recast its image with majority black voters. Mmusi Mainame is the frontrunner for the job.
400 migrants drown off Libyan coast, survivors tell aid groupNew figures showed that more than 7,000 migrants have been plucked from the Mediterranean Sea in the last four days.
Why Nigerians who fled from Boko Haram aren't ready to return homeNigeria's president-elect says he will rid his nation of terrorism. But 33,000 displaced Nigerians at the Minawao refugee camp in neighboring Cameroon do not foresee an imminent homecoming.聽
One year later, Nigeria's president-elect can't promise to find missing schoolgirlsOn the first anniversary of the kidnapping by Islamic extremists of hundreds of girls from a school in northeast Nigeria, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement,聽'We do not know if the Chibok聽girls聽can be rescued. Their whereabouts remain unknown.'
FocusIn Rwanda, progress and development scrub away an ethnic identityThe minority Twa are often overlooked by the larger Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups.聽Now, two decades after Rwanda's genocide, they want a greater share of its new prosperity.
Still not back: Boko Haram insurgency uproots 800,000 children, says UNICEFA new report details the misery of civilians caught in the crisis. Tuesday marks one year since the abduction of more than 200 schoolchildren from the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria.聽
After fall of statue, South African university weighs colonial legacyA contentious statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes was removed Thursday after a successful campaign by University of Cape Town students. But questions still remain of how South Africa should remember its checkered history.
Was France complicit in the Rwandan genocide?The question has dogged France since the 1994 mass slaughter. President聽Fran莽ois Hollande announced Tuesday that the country will declassify official documents that could finally shed light on its role at the time.聽
Garissa university: Locals question calls to shut down a beacon of hopeAl Shabab massacred 148 people in an attack on the university last week. To residents, the young institution offers progress and development in their struggling region.聽
Kenya bombs Al Shabab targets amid outcry over response to Garissa attackCritics are pointing to corruption as a key contributor to gaps in Kenya's security efforts.
In grieving Kenyan town, joy and fear at Easter church servicesAl Shabab militants murdered 147 people, mostly 海角大神 students, at a university in Garissa, in northeast Kenya on Apr. 2. Church leaders offered prayers Sunday for the fallen, as some worshippers stayed away.聽
Kenya attack targets 海角大神s, putting new pressure on religious leadersAl Shabab gunmen freed Muslims and targeted 海角大神s in a 13-hour siege at a majority 海角大神 university that killed at least 147 people.聽
