U.S. envoy Haley's blunt diplomacy targets S.Sudan, Congo
As Africa struggles to win Trump's interest, U.S. policy is more likely to be increasingly focused on countering militant threats
Syrian hostages who escaped Islamic State receive rapturous homecoming
Parents wept as they embraced returning sons: "Thank God for your return," said an elderly man
Security tightened after illegal miners attack government posts in the Amazon
"Usually associated with several other crimes such as smuggling and tax evasion, illegal mining finances land grabbing and has contributed to increased violence in the countryside"
Man killed with arrows in Kenyan village on edge over elections
"There's a desire for revenge by the Luo community, I'm trying to tell them to stay calm, but they are so bitter and angry"
Islamist attack on hotel in Somali capital kills 25 - police
Islamist group al Shabaab claimed the attack on Saturday
In Kenya, polarising election re-run rekindles ethnic tensions
"This has to do with politics. Before politics we did not have problems with these people."
Bombs kill at least 17 people in Somali capital Mogadishu
It was not immediately clear who was behind the assault but Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings
White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee
"We don't want the federal government to keep dumping all these refugees into middle Tennessee," said Brad Griffin, who has written about his desire to create a white "ethnostate"
In burgeoning Day of the Dead parade, Mexico remembers loss in quakes
"The point of this parade is to celebrate life," said director Alejandra Gonzalez Anaya
Tennessee cities brace for protests over refugee resettlement
The "White Lives Matter" rally is also expected to draw hundreds of counter-demonstrators