Africa
At least 139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying 305 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday.
Morocco’s king appoints the country’s first female prime minister
Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri, of the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, is expected to build a coalition in the coming days to form a government.
Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Eight gunmen with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at patrons at a bar in the first of two separate mass shootings in South African townships in the space of a few hours that left at least 27 people dead, police said Sunday.
Body of 10th woman found in South Africa as probe into killings continues
Another woman’s body was found near Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of victims in a series of killings under investigation, South African police said Saturday.
DR Congo plane crash kills 14, including 2 senior military officials
KINSHASA, Congo — At least 14 people, including two senior military officials, have died in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the military said Friday.
A mass shooting at a house in South Africa leaves 11 dead and 3 wounded, police say
Three assailants shot at least 11 people to death in a mass shooting at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.
9 women, 9 murders: South Africa confronts gender-based violence crisis
A spate of killings in one area in South Africa has fueled speculation, protests and fresh calls for action against the country’s crisis of violence against women.
After deaths of nine women, South Africans gather to run, mourn and demand change
South Africans gathered for memorial runs and protests this week after the killings of nine women near Johannesburg reignited anger and fear over violence that many say mirrors the dangers women face every day.
Uganda buries onetime ‘boy king’ whose death has sparked a succession battle
The funeral was underway Saturday in western Uganda for a traditional monarch who ascended the throne of the Tooro Kingdom as an infant in 1995 and died last month at 34, triggering a succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the entire nation.
U.N. General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows Africa’s size more accurately
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups.