UNITED NATIONS This month, Rwanda marks 25 years since more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred in a vicious, three-month killing spree by extremist Hutus, following the downing of the president’s …

KHARTOUM/UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, A plan by Sudan’s military to take over the country’s government is getting a cold reception from protesters and the international community, who want to see the African nation take steps toward democracy.…

ALGIERS, ALGERIA Algeria’s powerful army chief on Wednesday backed the country’s newly appointed interim leader, and said the military will watch over the process to prepare for presidential elections, but suggested it doesn’t want to …

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY The Hungarian State Opera has asked the nearly all-white cast for its production of “Porgy and Bess” to self-identify as African American.

The Hungarian performers were asked to sign a statement declaring that …

MAKARY, NORTHERN CAMEROON Cameroon says at least 40,000 Nigerians who fled across the border for fear of election-related violence have returned home and another 20,000 are soon to follow.

Cameroon troops whistle to indicate it …

CAIRO The United Nations has issued an “urgent appeal” for a two-hour truce in the suburbs of Tripoli to evacuate civilians and those wounded, as forces loyal to military commander Gen. Khalifa Haftar continue a …