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KINSHASA, Congo — A rebel group has killed at least 11 people in northeastern Congo, a local official said Monday. Jonas Pandanzi, president of a local civil society organization in the Central African nation’s North Kivu province, said the victims…

NAIROBI, Kenya — An international human rights group denounced Tanzania's government on Monday for detaining critics and urged it to respect freedom of expression and the right to protest. Human Rights Watch said 22 people have been detained since June…

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s federal government says it lost control of some districts and towns to militia fighters in the country’s Amhara region during the latest conflict emerging in Africa’s second most populous nation. Residents reported heavy gunfire and military…

LONDON — Hafsa Yusuf was supposed to graduate last week. The 21-year-old English literature major had spent 200 pounds ($255) on graduation gown rental, photography and tickets for her family to attend the ceremony. But just two weeks before the…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber apparently detonated his explosives-laden vehicle prematurely in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban on Monday, killing a married couple in a nearby car, officials said. A local administration official, Rehmant Ullah, said the…

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president. State television announced the move Sunday night, hours before the deadline…