Voice of America
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:40
Witnesses say suspected Boko Haram militants dressed as Nigerian soldiers killed 19 people Sunday at a fake checkpoint near the border with Cameroon.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:48
A former high-ranking UN investigator says the International Criminal Court (ICC) must look into – and prosecute – all human rights violations committed during Ivory Coast’s civil war – or lose its credibility.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:46
Human Rights Watch has released a 70-page report accusing Ethiopia of using torture against political detainees to extract information and confessions. The international rights watchdog is urging the Ethiopian government to stop these alleged practices.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:44
Police in Uganda are on high alert, after the U.S. Embassy warned of a possible terrorist strike like the one that killed dozens at a Kenyan mall last month.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:29
Authorities investigating last month's deadly attack at a Kenyan mall have identified a Norwegian-Somali man as a suspect.
Friday, October 18, 2013 - 07:26
Cameroon's ruling party has won a sweeping victory in parliamentary elections, a move that extends President Paul Biya's three decade hold on power.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:41
Sudan spends as much fighting in ongoing conflicts in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile as it did on the fuel subsidies that it cut last month, sparking weeks of deadly protests in Khartoum, the US special envoy to South Sudan and Sudan told VOA News, citing U.S. government estimates.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:39
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been transferred to a prison in Britain where he will serve a 50-year sentence for war crimes.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:37
Nigerian Muslims and Christians in the city of Kaduna traditionally celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Muslim sacrifice holiday, together. But after four years of insurgency and sectarian violence, some locals say holidays are not safe and have chosen to remain in their religiously segregated neighborhoods.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:36
Amnesty International says hundreds of people have died in Nigerian military detention centers from mistreatment or neglect this year. The group says the detainees are usually suspected of being associated with Boko Haram, a militant group that has been terrorizing northern Nigeria for nearly four years.