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June 13, 2019

Algeria jails second ex-prime minister in corruption sweep

Former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has been jailed in an anti-corruption sweep — the second former head of government in two days to be sent to prison while his case is investigated.

June 13, 2019

Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt call for a cease-fire in Libya

Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have expressed their "deep concern" over the chaotic situation in Libya and called for an immediate cease-fire in the country.

June 13, 2019

Egypt officials say roadside bomb wounds 6 police in Sinai

Egyptian security officials are saying that six policemen were wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol vehicle in the restive northern Sinai province.

June 13, 2019

AU envoy mediates Sudan crisis as protesters slam military

An African Union envoy is in Sudan to mediate the crisis as leaders of the country's protest movement accuse the ruling military of pursuing a brutal crackdown on protesters.

June 12, 2019

UN mission urges Houthis to remove trenches at Hodeida port

The head of the U.N. mission in Yemen's key port of Hodeida is urging Houthi rebels to complete the removal of prepared military positions such as trenches at the port.

June 12, 2019

Ex-Algerian PM jailed in sweeping anti-corruption campaign

Former Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia has been imprisoned by a Supreme Court judge investigating corruption, taken in a police van to a prison on the outskirts of the capital.

June 12, 2019

Boy, 5, dies of Ebola as outbreak crosses Congo border

A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim in the current Ebola outbreak on Wednesday, while his 3-year-old brother and grandmother tested positive for the disease that has killed nearly 1,400 people in Congo.

June 12, 2019

Egyptian court sentences 296 to prison on terror charges

An Egyptian military court has sentenced 32 people to life in prison on terror charges including plotting to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

June 12, 2019

Mali's government sharply lowers massacre death toll to 35

Authorities have lowered the death toll from a massacre in central Mali that has prompted fears of retaliation.

June 12, 2019

Egypt says 14 killed in road accident

Egypt says a car crash has left 14 people dead and 10 others injured in the capital, Cairo.