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South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday sparred with opposition lawmakers in a parliamentary debate over presidential scandals and an economy in recession, laughing dismissively at criticism and declaring of his job performance: “I’m fit and I’m doing it...

Authorities in Mali say one woman is still missing three days after Islamic extremists attacked a resort area near the capital. Police said Wednesday that the woman is a dual French-Gabonese national. Five people, including a man of French-Gabonese citizenship, already have been...

Amnesty International says rich countries have failed in their obligation to help Uganda support thousands of refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan. Muthoni Wanyeki, an Amnesty official in East Africa, said in a statement that Uganda is under “incredible strain as funds...

Lesotho’s new prime minister took the oath of office on Friday, returning to power three years after he fled the politically unstable southern African kingdom because of fears that he was an assassination target. Zambia’s president, South Africa’s deputy...

The Latest on deadly attack on restaurant in Somalia’s capital (all times local): — 5:05 p.m. The United States is condemning the overnight attack on a popular restaurant in Somalia’s capital that police say left at least 31 people dead. A statement Thursday by...

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday underscoring the importance of the United Nations in promoting peace and reconciliation efforts by Somalia’s new government and strongly condemning attacks by the al-Shabab extremist group. The resolution...

Rescuers pulled a baby girl, a 10-year-old boy and their mother from the rubble of an eight-story building Tuesday that had collapsed in a low-income part of Kenya’s capital, while two people were thought to remain trapped in the debris. One child was believed to be among...

At least 14 people, most of them civilians, were killed Friday as soldiers clashed over food aid in drought-ravaged Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa, where tens of thousands of people have streamed in seeking assistance. The fighting broke out at a distribution site...

Heavily armed al-Shabab extremists have stormed a military base in Somalia’s semiautonomous state of Puntland, killing close to 70 people and wounding dozens more, officials said Thursday. Residents said civilians, including women, were beheaded during the rampage....

Four Kenyan aid workers are dead after their vehicle hit a mine near the Dadaab refugee camp in the eastern county of Garissa, a government official said Tuesday. The vehicle belonged to African Development Solutions, said Mohamud Saleh, the northeastern regional coordinator. The...