East Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.

A manhunt is launched after more than 100 inmates escape the colonial-era facility near Abuja.

Photos of the three naked tourists have gone viral in Namibia, angering the authorities.

Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.

The UN says that at least 32 people have died and more than 40,000 have been forced from their homes.