Libyan officials on Wednesday said Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in a shooting at his residence in the western Libyan city of Zintan. Seif is thought to have been seeking a return to public life in a country still bitterly split between rival governments and armed groups.
Vendors hawking food and flotation devices wait for visitors at Lido beach in Mogadishu on Nov. 10, 2025.
A protester holds a placard during a picket in Cape Town, South Africa, protesting against the Tanzanian government during their presidential election in Oct. 2025 RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images NAIROBI, KENYA —The U.S.
Women walk down a street in the predominantly Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis in 2022. The Twin Cities is a hub for Somalis in the U.S. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessie Wardarski/AP Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump.
A group of of young women and girls abducted in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on November 22 were freed late Saturday. Their release comes amid a surge in abductions of young people across the country over the past two weeks.
People stand near a display local newspapers on the street of Lagos with headlines on gunmen abducting schoolchildren and staff of the St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community in Nigeria, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025.