Tag: Africa

A photograph of Barack Obama Sr., father of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hangs on the wall of his grandmother Sarah Hussein Obama's house in the village of Kogelo, near the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya, home to Obama's late father. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Washington Secrets

The Obama Effect: More black babies given African American names

Paul Bedard · June 20, 2016 4:56 pm

The death of Cecil the lion last July sparked international outrage among animal rights groups, who demanded justice after American dentist Walter Palmer shot the animal while on a hunting trip in Africa. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Dems take aim at trophy hunters ahead of Cecil the lion anniversary

John Siciliano · June 13, 2016 3:17 pm

Ex-congressman Mel Reynolds begs judge for trial pushback

Ex-congressman Mel Reynolds begs judge for trial pushback

Anna Giaritelli · June 7, 2016 11:41 pm

The latest outbreak started in Angola in January. The African country has had nearly 2,900 suspected cases of yellow fever and 325 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. (AP Photo)

Another reason to fear the mosquito

Robert King · June 4, 2016 4:01 am

A second Chibok schoolgirl who had been kidnapped by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in 2014 has been found, according to Nigerian Army Col. Sani Usman. (AP Photo/Haruna Umar, File)

Second schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram found

Anna Giaritelli · May 20, 2016 2:24 am

Military officials said a "small number" of U.S. troops were in Somalia "advising and assisting" Ugandan troops who were conducting a raid against what was described as "an illegal taxation checkpoint" early Thursday morning west of the capital Mogadishu. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera, File)

National Security

U.S. boots in Somalia call in airstrike against al Shabab

Jamie McIntyre · May 12, 2016 5:54 pm

"Every 20 minutes, a wild African elephant is killed for its tusks," NRDC President Rhea Suh said. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Energy and Environment

Elephant fight pits Big Green vs. Big Gun

John Siciliano · April 29, 2016 1:58 pm

Mel Reynolds was charged with a misdemeanor earlier this year for failing to file income tax returns from 2009-12, but refused to show up to his initial court hearing. (AP Photo)

Former congressman arrested following flight from Johannesburg to Atlanta

Anna Giaritelli · April 11, 2016 9:54 pm

Former congressman Mel Reynolds, 64, said he is caring for his daughter and can't leave the continent. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Ex-Dem lawmaker refuses to leave Africa for U.S. trial

Anna Giaritelli · March 31, 2016 10:23 pm

The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, set to open in September, announced Tuesday it will include two objects from Bill Cosby's career in an entertainment exhibit. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Black history museum to open under a cloud of Cosby

Anna Giaritelli · March 30, 2016 4:29 am

The World Health Organization has ended the public health emergency for the Ebola virus, despite flare-ups in several West African countries. (AP Photo/Youssouf Bah)

WHO panel ends Ebola emergency

Robert King · March 29, 2016 5:26 pm

My intention was to visit the mosque, take a photo or two and, if the opportunity arose, ask a Muslim Ethiopian or two for their thoughts on Trump. But I never got the chance. (AP Photo)

A view of Trump, from East Africa

Daniel Allott · March 15, 2016 8:33 pm