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What began as dawn prayers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria ended in a gruesome massacre Sunday as militants brandishing automatic weapons killed 44 worshipers in the country's troubled Borno state. It's not clear who's behind the attack, but many Nigerians will suspect that the militant group Boko Haram, which has wreaked havoc in the region for several years, are the perpetrators. The Nigerian government is struggling to control the bloodshed between the mainly Muslim north and Christian south that has claimed at least 2,800 lives since Boko Haram came to prominence in 2009, according to Human Rights Watch.

The loser of Mali's presidential election vowed on Tuesday to build the war-torn West African country's first real opposition in years, as Malians applauded his admission of defeat that dispelled fears of fresh conflict. Soumaila Cisse conceded late on Monday as it became clear former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had swept Sunday's second-round vote with a promise to restore the pride of a nation riven by a military coup and Islamist revolt last year. Keita faces a daunting task to rebuild a broken nation, despite pledges of more than $4 billion in international aid. He must reach a peace deal with northern Tuareg separatist rebels, overhaul the armed forces and tackle widespread corruption. On the streets of the riverside ca

According to Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan agreed to meet and resolve the current situation on the border near the Kyrgyz Barak exclave, situated in the territory of Uzbekistan.

The intended pullout of the NATO-led forces from Afghanistan starting in 2014 is “too hasty,” Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister said Wednesday adding that Russia will reinforce its military bases in Central Asia ahead of the withdrawal.