Thursday, 30 November 2017

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, second left, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, front right, and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, center second left, during a group photo at an ...

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, second left, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, front right, and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, center second left, during a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesda
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Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya: AU

Between 400,000 and 700,000 African migrants in Libya in 'inhuman' conditions, AU chair says
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Wednesday, 29 November 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, speaks with Morocco's King Mohammed VI during a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor ...

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, speaks with Morocco's King Mohammed VI during a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an EU-Africa summit
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European Union and African leaders pose for a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an ...

European Union and African leaders pose for a group photo at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an EU-Africa summit, that the European Union wants to work mo
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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, left, arrives for a round table event at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, left, arrives for a round table event at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an EU-Africa summit, that the European U
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, attend a round table meeting at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, ...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, attend a round table meeting at an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said
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Squalid Libya migrant camps in spotlight at EU-Africa summit

Squalid Libya migrant camps in spotlight at EU-Africa summit, along with security
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The Latest: Nigerian leader says Africans 'sold like goats'

The Latest: Nigerian president appalled to see Africans 'sold like goats' in Libya
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Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives for an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an EU-Africa summit, that ...

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives for an EU Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, during an EU-Africa summit, that the European Union wants to work more closely with
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EU negotiator hopes for deal on Brexit bill before summit

The European Union's chief negotiator in talks over Britain's withdrawal from the bloc says he hopes to reach agreement on a financial settlement before an EU summit in mid-December but that the two sides still working to find common ground
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Merkel wants to help Africa curb illegal migration flow

Merkel wants to help Africa curb illegal migration flow; speaking at Europe-Africa summit
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Tuesday, 28 November 2017

WORLD CUP DRAW: Guide to Pot 4 featuring newcomer Panama

The World Cup draw takes place at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow on Friday.
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'Good Place' actor Bambadjan Bamba comes out as undocumented

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The Latest: Macron: Compaore's brother should be extradited

The Latest: Macron says he's confident brother of Burkina Faso's ex-leader will be extradited
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Several wounded by grenade ahead of French president visit

French president in Africa visit urges crackdown on migrant smuggling 'crime against humanity'
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The Latest: Macron in Africa addresses the rights of girls

The Latest: French president in 1st major Africa speech addresses the rights of girls
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The Latest: In Burkina Faso, Macron slates human trafficking

French President Emmanuel Macron says slavery and human trafficking in Libya are a "crime against humanity."
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The Latest: Stones thrown at French convoy in Burkina Faso

The French presidency's spokesman says stones have been thrown at a vehicle transporting members of the French delegation accompanying President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Burkina Faso
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The Latest: Grenade hits Burkina Faso before French visit

Authorities in Burkina Faso say several people have been wounded by a hand grenade aimed at French soldiers just hours before the French president arrived in the West African country
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Monday, 27 November 2017

Macron seeks to rethink Africa relations, faces tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Africa in an effort to move beyond post-colonial tensions and revive French influence in the region, despite skepticism and threats of demonstrations
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Thursday, 16 November 2017

Africa politics creep into French PM's visit to Morocco

France's prime minister launched a mission Wednesday to reinvigorate trade and cooperation with Morocco, which has steadily positioned itself as a regional economic powerhouse focused on Africa instead of its former colonial ruler
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Doing nothing, Trump may witness US goal in Mugabe's ouster

Without lifting a finger of its own, the Trump administration may be witnessing the culmination of nearly two decades of U.S. efforts to pry Zimbabwe from the powerful grasp of its authoritarian President Robert Mugabe
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Migrant mother and son kept apart, now reunited in Spain

An African woman has been reunited with her 4-year-old son in Spain after they reached the country in separate boats and were kept apart without contact for months while authorities established they were related
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Monday, 6 November 2017

Susan Linnee, ex-AP bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, dies

Susan Linnee, groundbreaking Associated Press bureau chief in Madrid and Nairobi, has died at age 75
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Thursday, 2 November 2017

Refugee chief criticizes UN for failing to solve conflicts

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is sharply criticizing the Security Council and world leaders for their failure to prevent and resolve conflicts that have displaced nearly 66 million people around the world
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