NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on Saturday.Full story
Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria. Full story
Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for The Nation and author of “Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield,” talks with Rachel Maddow about the Obama administration's case for the targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlawk and the legal questions surrounding the 'non-specific targeted' killing of
Burkina Faso's foreign minister is recovering after flu symptoms caused him to faint during a press conference in Turkey. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Taxidermist stuff everything from deer to pet guinea pigs. KVEO's Michael Lopez reports.
The Catholic Church is being embraced in Africa like never before. Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson got a lot of attention as a possible Pope --here are sights and sounds from Cape Coast, Ghana where he became Cardinal in 2003.
A massive 75-car pileup killed three and sent more than 20 people to the hospital on Interstate 77 near the North Carolina, Virginia border. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou talks during the UNCTAD XIII opening ceremony in Doha April 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete attends the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Organization of African Union , during the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States and Government in capital Addis Ababa May 25, 2013.
Anti-riot police clash with opposition protesters in Conakry May 23, 2013. One person was killed and about 10 were injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections. Picture taken May 23
Opposition protesters carry sticks as they march along a street in Conakry May 23, 2013. One person was killed and about 10 were injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea's president clashed with protesters marching in the capital on Thursday against planned legislative elections. Pictur
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