White House confirms US has drones in Ethiopia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House confirms that the U.S. military has unmanned drone aircraft in Ethiopia, but says no strike missions are being launched from the East African country...
US quietly assumes military posture in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is also providing intelligence and training to fight militants across the continent, from Mauritania in the west along the Atlantic Ocean, to Somalia in the east along the Indian Ocean...
Senegalese singer Ndour calls for more famine aid
DADAAB, Kenya (AP) - Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour says African artists should take the initiative to help families affected by famine in the Horn of Africa...
UN says aid to Somalia won't decrease due to fraud
GENEVA (AP) - WFP said it is bringing 5,000 tons a month of food into the capital of Mogadishu to help the famine-hit nation...
UN seeks more donor help on Somalia famine
ROME (AP) - The U.N. is pressing its efforts to gather $1.6 billion in aid over the next 12 months, with $300 million of that aid coming in the next three months...
Somalis dying in world's worst famine in 20 years
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation...
African immigrants redefine term African-American
Ask someone to define the term "African American" and chances are you'll get more than one definition...
'We Are the World' turns 25: Can a remake resuscitate Haiti?
OPINION - Celebrity performers should urge the Haiti government to reduce the red tape to build its economy...
Ethiopian jet crash deaths rise as 34 bodies found
BEIRUT (AP) - An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday...
