Warning: Graphic Crouched in a crop of millet on his family farm at 10 years old, Musab Hassan watched a militant soldier attempt to rape and then gun down a …

With the world focused on Middle East conflicts, Russia is quietly expanding its military and political presence in Africa, adding allies and boosting its influence in some of the continent’s …

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President …

MAIDUGURI, Borno (AP) — Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said Wednesday. It was the latest …

Just months after a youth-led protest forced Madagascar's president to resign and flee the country, activists say the new regime is even worse than the one they toppled. Michael Randrianirina, …