May 8, 2019 6-month extension of South Sudan unity government approved Ethiopia says regional ministers have approved a six-month extension of the looming deadline for South Sudan's rival leaders to form a unity government.
May 8, 2019 Benedict Peters: Beware of China’s new colonialism America is slowly awakening to the growing menace of China’s plans for economic supremacy.
May 8, 2019 As Sudan uprising grew, Arab states worked to shape its fate As the popular uprising against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gained strength earlier this year, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia began reaching out to the military through secret channels to encourage his removal from power, according to Egyptian and Sudanese officials.
May 8, 2019 The Latest: South African opposition leader votes in Soweto The Latest on South Africa's elections (all times local): 7:55 a.m.
May 8, 2019 South Africa starts voting amid corruption, unemployment South Africans have started voting in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment.
May 7, 2019 South Africa to vote amid graft scandals, high unemployment A quarter-century after the end of apartheid, South Africans go to the polls Wednesday for the sixth national elections since the demise of the harsh system of racial discrimination, although the country remains divided by economic inequality .
May 7, 2019 Libya force says it seized foreign pilot after downing plane Libyan fighters say they shot down an enemy plane over Tripoli and captured its European pilot.
May 7, 2019 British soldier in Malawi on anti-poaching operation killed by elephant A British soldier deployed to southeastern Africa for a counter-poaching operation was killed while on patrol -- with one of the animals he was charged with protecting responsible for his death, officials revealed Tuesday.
May 7, 2019 Elephant kills UK soldier on anti-poaching duty in Malawi A British soldier has been killed by an elephant while on anti-poaching operations in Malawi.
May 7, 2019 Egypt upholds death penalty for 13 on terror charges Egypt's highest appeals court has upheld death sentences for 13 people convicted of terror charges over attacks in the capital in which explosive devices killed at least two police officers.