Africa
Nigerian troops kill 31 Boko Haram militants in gunfight
At least 31 Boko Haram militants were killed in a gunfight when the troops laid an ambush for them in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe, a spokesman for the army said on Monday.
Botswana beefs up efforts against rhino poaching
Botswana said on Monday that it is fighting rhino poaching harder in the Okavango Delta in the northern part of the country.
Ivory Coast issues arrest warrant for presidential candidate
Authorities in Ivory Coast have issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, prompting the ex-rebel leader and presidential hopeful to divert his plane to another country instead of returning home.
Mayor says landslides kill at least 15 in Burundi's capital
The mayor of Burundi's capital says at least 15 people have been killed by landslides caused by heavy rains over the weekend.
1 killed, 4 Chinese abducted as pirates attack ship in Gabon
Authorities searched Monday for four Chinese crew members who were taken hostage by pirates in speedboats off Gabon's capital over the weekend.
Suicide car bomb kills 6 in central Somalia
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a hotel hosting senior military officials in central Somalia, killing at least six people Saturday evening, say police.
Macron vows to keep fighting extremism in West Africa
France's President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to boost the fight against Islamic extremism in West Africa as French troops killed 33 Islamic extremists in central Mali.
UN, partners send medical supplies to Uganda for flood relief
The UN and its humanitarian partners have dispatched medical supplies to treat 10,000 people in Uganda affected by the heavy rains, a UN spokesman said Friday.
Libya's eastern-based army kills 5 gov't soldiers
Five soldiers from UN-backed government forces on Friday were killed in airstrikes launched by Libya's eastern-based army in the city of Sirte, some 450 km east of the capital Tripoli.
11 killed in Zimbabwe's road accident
Eleven people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in northeastern Zimbabwe on Friday morning, local authorities said.