British Prime Minister David Cameron warned his compatriots to prepare for "bad news ahead" related to kidnapping of dozens of hostages at a gas facility in Algeria.
For the first time in more than two decades, the United States has granted official recognition to the Somali government in Mogadishu.
Within the past few days, French combat forces have deployed to the West African state of Mali to halt the advance of militant Islamist fighters toward the capital and to help the Malian army begin to reclaim towns previously occupied by the militants. After intense airstrikes against rebel strongholds, French ground forces are moving north to try to dislodge the fighters.
CNN's Dan Rivers explains the complex relationship among several north African countries and their impact on terrorism.
Up to 5,000 people die each year on Lake Victoria, where sudden thunderstorms and treacherous waves are common.
The terrorist attack on a natural gas installation at In Amenas in eastern Algeria may be an isolated act of revenge for the French intervention in Mali -- or an ominous portent of things to come in North Africa, where Islamist militancy is gaining traction fast.
The fallout from the French battle against militants in northern Mali reverberated globally after rebels kidnapped Westerners in neighboring Algeria.
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