Ugandan authorities have killed at least five people, including a Muslim cleric, accused of having ties to the extremist group responsible for Tuesday’s suicide bombings in the capital, police said Thursday.Four men were killed in a shootout in a front…

The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the military crackdown on Sudanese protesters, a day after security forces killed 15 people in demonstrations against the country’s October 25 military coup.Wednesday was the deadliest day of violenc…

The death toll from a weekend attack by suspected jihadists on a gendarmerie in northern Burkina Faso has risen to 53, the government said Wednesday.The attack was one of the deadliest to hit the West African country’s defense and security forces since…

The United Nations expressed alarm Tuesday at surging arrests in Ethiopia since the country introduced a state of emergency November 2.The U.N. human rights agency said most of those detained in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa as well as in Gondar…

Burkina Faso’s government says at least 32 military police were killed Sunday in the latest attack on security forces. Analysts say security in the West African country has worsened this year and the opposition has threatened to hold protests if the si…

U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths allocated $40 million on Monday to support life-saving aid and civilian protection efforts in Ethiopia amidst ongoing conflict and drought.According to an announcement from the U.N., $25 million from the Central…