French police search for Benin track and field athlete missing for days
Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou has been missing for a week, police in France say, as they appeal for information on here whereabouts.
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Michaela Mabinty DePrince, trailblazing ballerina, dies at 29
Michaela DePrince was adopted by an American couple and joined the Boston Ballet in 2021.
3 Americans among dozens sentenced to death in Congo coup attempt
A military court in Congo has convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death.
Mpox vaccines arriving at epicenter of outbreak, but not fast enough
Officials grappling with spiraling mpox cases in Congo have moved forward the launch of a first vaccination campaign, but they say much more is needed.
Fire tears through school dorm in Kenya, killing at least 17 young boys
A fire gutted an elementary boarding school dormitory in central Kenya as students slept, killing at least 17 boys, officials say.
First mpox vaccines arrive as Congo grapples with fast-growing outbreak
Congo finally gets vaccines, but stopping the world's worst mpox outbreak will be a race against time, and there are plenty of hurdles.
Almost 130 killed in attempted prison escape in Congo, authorities say
Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say at least 129 people were killed, mostly in a stampede, during an attempted prison escape in Kinshasa.
Drought-stricken Namibia authorizes culling of elephants, hippos for meat
Namibia will cull more than 700 animals, including elephants, zebras and hippos, and distribute the meat to people impacted by severe drought in the southern African country.
2nd largest diamond ever pulled from a mine, Botswana officials say
Botswana's government says a 2,492-carat diamond pulled from the Karowe Mine is the biggest ever found in the country.
Officers suspected of helping alleged "psychopathic serial killer" escape
Kenyan officials say 8 police officers are suspected of helping an alleged serial killer who purportedly confessed to murdering 42 women escape a Nairobi jail.
Mpox is "not the new COVID," World Health Organization says
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
How Elephants Talk | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2010, Bob Simon traveled to a remote clearing in Central Africa for an up-close look at forest elephants, whose complicated and sophisticated language – most of which can't be heard by the human ear – is an object of fascination for researchers attempting to decipher their calls.
At least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda
At least 18 people were killed after a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the country's prime minister and the Red Cross.
Russia's Wagner group admits losses in Mali as gruesome videos surface
Taureg rebels in northern Mali, battling the country's ruling junta and its Russian mercenary partners, say they've killed dozens of enemy fighters.
Almost 230 dead, search efforts continue after mudslides in Ethiopia
Many of those killed by a mudslide in Ethiopia died as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier slide, authorities said.
Understanding Vice President Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris is the front-runner to win the Democratic presidential nomination after President Biden officially dropped out of the race Sunday. But what kind of campaign can voters expect her to run, and, if elected, what kind of leader can they expect her to be? Nii-Quartelai Quartey, author of the new book "Kamala, the Motherland, and Me," joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Police say "psychopathic serial killer" arrested over murder of 42 women
Police in Kenya say an alleged serial killer has admitted to murdering 42 women and leaving their mutilated bodies in a garbage dump.
Nigeria school collapse kills at least 22 students as they take exams
Trapped students were heard crying for help under the rubble of the collapsed Saint Academy school in Nigeria's central Plateau State classrooms.
Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as Africa's coup belt rejects the West
Three West African nations ruled by military commanders after recent coups are speaking with one voice to reject Western influence.
Amputee lion makes record-breaking swim across croc-infested waters
Jacob has been dubbed "Africa's most resilient lion" as he continues to survive the unthinkable: "Really is a cat with nine lives."
Lion makes record-breaking swim
Meet Jacob, known as "Africa's most resilient lion." After surviving being gored, his family being poisoned and two attempted poachings, he and his brother just managed to break a record in Uganda as they made a treacherous swim across a crocodile-filled waterway.
U.S. troops to leave Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup
Unlike the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said the U.S. is not destroying equipment or facilities as it leaves.
Giant creature with fangs was around long before dinosaurs, research reveals
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage. Even witnesses can face jail time.
The law, which criminalizes marrying any girl who is under 18 years old, is being celebrated widely.
Protesters clash with police in Kenya
Protesters continued to clash with police in Nairobi, Kenya, as demonstrations that started over a controversial finance bill morphed into calls for President William Ruto to resign and anger over police brutality. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
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