Africa

The prince will succeed his mother as head of the organization -- an association of independent states that emerged out of the ashes of the British Empire. That empire will forever be associated with slavery, and Prince Charles made it…

The attack on the town of Gimbi was connected to fighting between government forces and the OLA, according to a statement from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC told CNN Monday that the assault has left "scores of…

Kigali, Rwanda CNN  —  Hope Hostel is not a 5-star hotel. But it isn’t a dump, either. The renovated 50-room facility in Kigali’s Kagugu neighborhood has a new…

A local lawmaker told CNN Monday that "close to 50 people, including children" were killed after attackers stormed into St. Francis Catholic Church in the city of Owo and began "shooting sporadically.""The death toll was quite large," said…

Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began "shooting sporadically," Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, told CNN.At least 28 people were killed, Olayemi…

Abuja, Nigeria CNN  —  More than 30 people were killed and others injured when a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port…

In April the British government announced plans to send people seeking asylum to the East African country, but earlier this month said it expected lawyers to lodge claims to prevent their removal.The British government has started to notify…

Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced last September to 25 years in prison over eight terrorism charges tied to an organization opposed to Rwandan President Paul Kagame's rule. He has denied all the charges and refused to take part in the trial…

The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp (TV.TO) and located about 120km (75 miles) west of the capital Ouagadougou, was abruptly submerged on April 16 after torrential rain fell unexpectedly during the country's dry…

Guterres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time as secretary-general, said he had traveled to Nigeria "to express his solidarity with victims of terrorism," according to a statement from his office.Buhari received Guterres at the…