Adm. Stuart B. Munsch took over this week as leader of the Navy’s forces in Europe and Africa, the service said.

The number of people facing starvation more than doubled in just the last two years, to 345 million, according to United Nations figures.

At least 132 people were killed in several villages in the Bankass area of central Mali during two days of attacks last weekend.

Eastern European allies are opening a new front in their battle to build diplomatic alliances against the Kremlin: African nations, many of which depend on grain and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia to feed their citizens.

Leaders of Commonwealth nations met in Rwanda's capital Friday to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gen. Darryl Williams is poised to become the first Black commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, leading ground forces at a crucial time for security in Europe.

Prince Charles has become the first British royal to visit Rwanda, representing Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial head of the Commonwealth at a summit where both the 54-nation bloc and the monarchy face uncertainty.

The formation of two new military zones is the latest attempt by Burkina Faso's military junta to secure the West African country amid escalating attacks by jihadist rebels linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.

The European Union says Ethiopia's government must reconnect its northern Tigray region to the world as a yearlong partial blockade has left food aid for almost 1 million hungry people stuck in warehouses without the fuel to deliver it.

The killings happened when several villages in the Bankass area were attacked on Saturday and Sunday, the government said in a statement Monday.

Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Langley is President Joe Biden’s pick to be the next commander of U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon said.

Members of Discovery Health, monitored for about a year after contracting COVID-19, were more likely to seek care for the two chronic diseases.

The remains of unknown US troops who died fighting in north Africa during World War II will be repatriated for identification under a new agreement.

Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, a Marine with experience commanding American forces in Africa, has been recommended to serve as the next leader of U.S. Africa Command, The New York Times reported Friday. Langley, if confirmed, would be become the first Black four-star general in Marine Corps history.

The order also grants the Pentagon greater authority to carry out airstrikes in the country against about a dozen leaders of an al-Qaida-aligned militant group.

An Army two-star general is the first woman to take command of forces at the only permanent American military base in Africa, a milestone in the military’s 20-year mission in Djibouti.

Only months ago, world leaders pledged to stop financing new fossil fuel projects around the globe in a “historic” move against climate change. Now some of those leaders, desperate for energy as Russian flows dwindle, are turning to African nations with burgeoning reserves of oil and natural gas.

Shipments to Ukraine of weapons such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles have cut into the Pentagon’s inventory by about one-third, according to estimates by some lawmakers and experts during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

US attack helicopters and related gear worth nearly $1 billion has been approved for sale to Nigeria, the US State Department announced, saying the deal will bolster security in a region facing threats from multiple extremist groups.