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Nigeria's President Buhari: ex-officer stole billions in arms dealsNigeria's president has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser for allegedly stealing up to $2 billion meant for Boko Haram campaign.
Amid Paris coverage, Africans outraged over leaders' responsesInternational attention on the Paris attacks has resurrected a debate over the treatment of tragedies in Africa and how the continent's leaders react to them.
In Ivory Coast, a president's push to redefine citizenship is personalPresident Alassane Ouattara announced that he would聽push for constitutional reform that would scrap a nationality clause that once prevented him from running聽from office 鈥斅燼nd could broaden the scope of what it means to be Ivorian.
First LookEpic journey: Around the world in a Hawaiian canoeA Hawaiian canoe crew is in Cape Town after completing the most difficult part of the journey around the African coast and rested at the half-way point.
In Angola, the political elite face new opposition: their childrenThe regime of President Eduardo Dos Santos has enjoyed decades of support from upper and middle class Angolans. But as the West African nation celebrates its 40th anniversary, a rising generation wants a different future.
EU orders evacuation in Burundi as fears of mass atrocities growThe decision follows a resolution passed Thursday by the聽UN Security Council that聽condemns the rising violence in the central African nation.
EU launches $2 billion emergency fund for Africa to combat migrationEuropean Union and African leaders are working on a joint strategy to tackle the migration crisis, but some African leaders are skeptical of the amount of support offered.
Rivers may have once criss-crossed the Sahara, say scientistsResearchers map an ancient river system hidden deep under the sands of the western Sahara desert.
Among Kenyan students, preventing 'another Garissa' remains top of mindDissatisfied with campus security measures to stop terror attacks, university students have taken safety into their own hands after聽Al Shabaab militants killed聽148 students at聽Garissa University College in April.
Somalia deports 27 Kenyans in crackdown on illegal workersMany Somalis are worried that foreigners are snapping up the best jobs as the country works to recover from civil war. Two-thirds of young people are unemployed.
Nigeria's Buhari puts anticorruption drive into high gearThe new president took office six months ago, promising to put an end to impunity in the business and political elite. Last week, he started to deliver.
Elephant poaching: Breakthrough in retrieving fingerprints from ivoryScientists say they have tested and validated a new technique of lifting fingerprints from smuggled ivory, which was previously thought impossible due to the coarse and fibrous nature of the tusks.聽
Islamic extremists launch deadly attack on hotel in SomaliaFive Islamic militants attacked a Somali hotel early Sunday in the capital Mogadishu. Police said at least six people were killed and 10 were injured before聽all the assailants were killed.
Flush from tuition win, S. African female students take on patriarchySouth African history has shortchanged past generations of female anti-apartheid activists. A new crop of young women leaders refuses to be silenced.聽
India dilemma: Arrest Sudan's Bashir and irk Africa, or ignore the ICC?India is caught between interests in Africa 鈥� including a $1.4 billion deal with Sudan 鈥� and its desires for a seat on the UN Security Council.聽
Ivory Coast President Ouattara easily wins re-electionPresident Ouattara won his second-term bid in Ivory Coast's first peaceful presidential election in more than two decades.
How lions might survive in the human dominated landscapes of AfricaA few success stories indicate that it's possible, but steep declines in populations in some African regions require immediate conservation action.
In Somaliland, go-slow nation building spurs exodus to EuropeThe self-declared nation of 3.5 million is trying to build a functioning state, beyond the chaos of Somalia. But many jobless youths have joined the migration to Europe, despite the severe risks.
Despite tuition victory, deep grievances linger among South African studentsDemonstrations this week surfaced long-simmering national issues of access and inclusion that many students still want addressed.
Confusion over Confucius? Zimbabwe's Mugabe wins Chinese peace prizeSince 2010, China has given an annual award to recipients such as Fidel Castro and Vladimir Putin, in an apparent riposte to the Nobel Peace Prize.聽