Deadly riots broke out in Nigeria. Men armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people in the city of Jos, including a four-day-old baby.

A river of mud from landslides buried three villages in Uganda, killing at least 86 people and leaving hundreds missing.

The president of the international soccer association says he has no doubt that South Africa is a good choice to host the World Cup.

Organizers in South Africa are getting ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Wednesday marks 100 days before South Africa becomes the first African country to host the football tournament.

Historic art deco cinemas pay cultural homage to Tangier's international past. Dotted around the city, some of the cinemas are now being renovated after years of neglect.

A military junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger has named a platoon commander as its leader.

A junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger has named a platoon commander as its leader, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in charge of the uranium-rich country.

Renegade soldiers in armoured vehicles stormed Niger's presidential palace with a hail of gunfire during broad daylight on Thursday in an apparent coup attempt in the uranium-rich West African nation.

Egyptians plan to give the former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei a hero's welcome when he returns home for a visit Friday, expressing high hopes he might challenge the longtime president for power and usher in an era of democratic reform in the coun

Wildlife authorities in Kenya have embarked on a plan to restore the predator-prey balance in one of the country's premier game parks.