PARIS (Reuters) - France will do everything to protect its interests in Niger after an attack on a uranium plant run by nuclear reactor maker Areva near the northern town of Arlit earlier on Thursday, French President Francois Hollande said. Full story
NIAMEY (Reuters) - At least 18 soldiers and four suspected Islamists were killed in a fierce gunbattle following a dawn car bomb attack at a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources and a local official said. Full story
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Full story
MAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of income. Full story
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. Full story
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African government report released on Wednesday implicated President Jacob Zuma in a scandal over a plane chartered by rich friends of his which landed at a military base without proper permission. Full story
Nationally recognized radio host Elvis Duran introduces Kathie Lee and Hoda to his artist of the month: Nikki Williams, a 24-year-old singer- songwriter from South Africa. She performs her new hit single “Glowing,” which has more than 900-thousand hits on YouTube.
Jessica Buchanan was working at her dream job, doing humanitarian work in Somalia, when she was kidnapped at gunpoint. She talks about the harrowing 93 days she spent in captivity before being rescued by SEAL Team 6, saying she felt “like an animal.”
Abdulhakim Haji Faqi, Somalia's defense minister, discusses what his country requires to defeat al-Shabab.
Actress Robin Wright and JD Stier join Andrea Mitchell to talk about what’s going on in the Congo, and the work being done by groups like Raise Hope for Congo to bring attention to the situation.
On the 19th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s election to the presidency in South Africa, Rev. Sharpton remembers how that day felt for South Africans, and the world.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is escorted by U.N. peacekeepers during his trip in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn east, May 23, 2013. Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zo
M23 rebel recruits stand at attention during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena
A soldier from Lagos, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements sent to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, operates a weapon on top of a truck as he arrives with the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola May 20, 2013. Nigeria relaxed a curfew in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting
Soldiers from Lagos, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements sent to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, walk near trucks as they arrive with the 23rd Armoured Brigade in Yola May 20, 2013. Nigeria relaxed a curfew in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offen
