May 9, 2019 Algerian military jails prominent politician, raising worry An Algerian military court has detained a prominent left-wing politician as it investigates an alleged plot against the country's leadership.
May 9, 2019 Kenyan: UK man jailed for 4 years for explosive possession A Kenyan court has jailed a British national believed to be part of an extremist cell to four years in prison for possession of bomb-making material.
May 9, 2019 Libya's eastern government says it won't rule by force The government in eastern Libya allied with forces attacking the capital says it does not want to rule the country by force.
May 9, 2019 South Africa's ruling ANC takes lead as votes being counted Preliminary results show that South Africa's ruling African National Congress party has an early lead in the national elections but has seen its share of the vote drop significantly.
May 9, 2019 Egypt deports dozens of Sudanese migrants Egypt has deported 79 Sudanese nationals who were trying to cross into Libya to head onward to Europe.
May 9, 2019 Group accuses Yemen rebels of storing weapons near civilians A prominent international rights group says Yemen's Houthi rebels had stored explosives in a warehouse in a residential area in the capital that caught fire last month, killing at least 15 children and wounding more than 100 people.
May 8, 2019 UN says 443 dead and 2,110 injured in Tripoli offensive The U.N. health agency says 443 people have died and 2,110 have been wounded in violence in Libya's capital since the head of the self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive against Tripoli last month.
May 8, 2019 Head of Libya UN-backed gov't says rival wants to take power The head of Libya's U.N.-backed government says he is prepared to return to the peace process "as soon as possible" but that it would be different with the offensive on Tripoli by his rival, which he called an attempted coup.
May 8, 2019 Sudan' military says protest leaders ignored Islamic Sharia Sudan's ruling military council says a constitutional proposal from the protesters who drove the country's former president from power ignores the idea that Islamic Sharia law is the basis for the country's legislation.