Voice of America
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:38
Nigeria's army offensive against Islamist militants has pushed nearly 40,000 refugees over its northern border into Niger, a U.N. agency said, in a drive that is straining food supplies in the drought-prone country.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 09:03
Somalia's president has asked the prime minister to resign, in a blow to the rare political stability Somalia has experienced for the past year.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 09:00
Officials in Somalia's Puntland region say scores of people have died in a cyclone that has battered the area for the past three days.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:59
Ivory Coast’s opposition Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has demanded the immediate release of former President Laurent Gbagbo from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to Boubakar Kone, administrator and organizer of the party.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:58
The leader of the M23 rebel movement told VOA the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires a political, not military solution.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 08:56
A Congolese official is blaming neighboring Uganda for the breakdown of an expected peace agreement with M23 rebels, which both sides were due to sign at a ceremony Monday.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:20
Ugandan military officials say at least 1,500 fighters from a rebel group in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered, while the group's top commander is in Ugandan custody.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:15
Madagascar's presidential election will go to a runoff vote, after no candidate received an outright majority in the first round.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:14
A suspected car bomb attack outside a popular hotel in the Somali capital on Friday evening killed at least six people and left the area covered with blood and burning vehicles, a senior police officer said.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 08:11
A major infrastructure project was launched in Unity state this week, with phase one focused on repairing roads that have been washed away by two years of heavy rains, officials said.