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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.Â
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.Â
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, 'We do not know if the Chibok girls 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. 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.Â
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 François Hollande announced Tuesday that the country will declassify official documents that could finally shed light on its role at the time.Â
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.Â
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 º£½Ç´óÉñ 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.Â
Kenya attack targets º£½Ç´óÉñs, putting new pressure on religious leadersAl Shabab gunmen freed Muslims and targeted º£½Ç´óÉñs in a 13-hour siege at a majority º£½Ç´óÉñ university that killed at least 147 people.Â
Kenya university attack puts security capabilities under fresh scrutinyDespite numerous warnings of a potential attack, Kenya was still unable to prevent the deadly siege of a university by Al Shabab Islamist militants.Â
South Africans scrutinize US coverage of Trevor NoahTrevor Noah’s new role as host of 'The Daily Show' has given South Africans a rare moment of shared pride. But they also wonder if Americans can handle his international brand of comedy.Â
Nigerians celebrate Buhari's win, challenges emergeMuhammadu Buhari made history Wednesday in Africa's most populous country as the first opposition party candidate to win elections, ending President Goodluck Jonathan's bid for another term.Â
Nigeria election: Jonathan and Buhari set fresh tone with peaceful concessionPresident Goodluck Jonathan conceded the election to Muhammadu Buhari in a move that many say helped deter post-election violence. Buhari asked supporters to extend ‘a hand of friendship and conciliation’ to opposition.
In Nigeria, an impatient waiting game for presidential election resultsParticularly in the north, where Boko Haram is strong, many saw their effort to vote as a defiant step in favor of democracy.
FocusIn Kenya, religious coexistence feels pressure of stronger Muslim identityKenyan º£½Ç´óÉñs have long dominated political and social institutions. But an increasingly devout Muslim population is pushing for a greater voice, testing the ability of religious leaders to sustain longstanding religious harmony.Â