Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is a social media personality. He's also the leader of the paramilitary group that attacked thousands of pro-democracy protesters on June 3, leaving more than a 100 dead. STR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces on television that an attempted coup occurred over the weekend. ETV via AP hide caption
Health workers treat a patient at the Ebola Treatment Center in the city of Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It's one of three locations where researchers have been conducting a clinical trial of four experimental treatments for the disease. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kenyan army soldiers ride in a vehicle at their base in 2012. On Saturday, authorities in Kenya blamed Somali militant group al-Shabab for a blast that reportedly left 10 police officers dead. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
People crossing the border have their temperature taken to check for symptoms of Ebola, near Kasindi, eastern Congo, on Wednesday. Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP hide caption
Uganda has reported its first death from Ebola. Here, a health worker takes a woman's temperature at a border crossing between Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo, part of an effort to screen for Ebola and prevent its spread. Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP hide caption
The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan Golunov (freed on Tuesday) gathered at a court building in Moscow. Dmitry Serebryakov/AP hide caption
The high court in Gaborone, Botswana, threw out the country's longstanding ban on same-sex relations Tuesday, setting off celebrations inside the courthouse. AP hide caption
A map locating the attack that took place on June 9 in Sangha district and March 23 attack targeting two villages in Bankass district in Mali. Reuters hide caption
Sudanese men and a child headed to a mosque navigate a roadblock set by protesters on a main street in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. AP hide caption
Fatima Dahiru, now 17, lives with her sister and mother in an internally displaced persons camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Her village was attacked two years ago. Robin Hammond/NOOR hide caption
Children in the study were given a twice-yearly dose of the antibiotic azithromycin. Researchers found that their mortality rate was significantly lower than that of untreated children. Science Stock Photography/Science Source hide caption
A police officer stands guard at a cemetery in Butembo during a funeral for people who died of Ebola. Many burial teams in Democratic Republic of the Congo have been attacked by hostile residents. John Wessels /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
An Urgent Mystery: Who's Attacking Ebola Responders In Congo — And Why?
A protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris near Sudan's military headquarters. For months demonstrators have been demanding a a transition to civilian rule. AP hide caption
A nurse administers the rotavirus vaccine, given during the first year of a baby's life. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
It Looked As Though Millions Of Babies Would Miss Out On A Lifesaving Vaccine
Kenya's High Court ruled on Friday to uphold the penal code criminalizing homosexual acts. An LGBTQ activist in Nairobi is seen here in February, learning that a court ruling on same-sex relationships was postponed. Khalil Senosi/AP hide caption
Elephants eat foliage at Botswana's Mashatu game reserve in 2010. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images hide caption
Many of the survivors of the Clotilda voyage are buried in Old Plateau Cemetery, near Mobile, Ala. The Alabama Historical Commission announced Wednesday that researchers had identified the vessel after months of work. Julie Bennett/AP hide caption
Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina, who died on Tuesday. "How To Write About Africa" is perhaps his most famous essay. "Whichever angle you take," he urged, tongue-in-cheek, "be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed." Simon Maina /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Electoral workers count ballots in view of party agents after the close of polls at the Parkhurst Primary School in Johannesburg, South Africa this week. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
A police officer stands guard inside an Ebola treatment center in Butembo. Rebels attacked the facility on March 9, killing one officer and injuring another. John Wessels /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Threats By Text, A Mob Outside The Door: What Health Workers Face In The Ebola Zone
Commandos Cédric de Pierrepont (left) and Alain Bertoncello were killed during a rescue operation that freed four hostages in Burkina Faso, France's navy says. French Ministry of Defense hide caption
Hundreds of South African voters wait in long lines outside of a polling station in Durban on Wednesday. Rajesh Jantilal /AFP/Getty Images hide caption