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April 29, 2019

Germany's Merkel set to visit Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading to West Africa this week, visiting Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to express Germany's commitment to stability and developmental cooperation in the region and support for the countries' fight against extremism.

April 29, 2019

The Latest: Mozambique death toll jumps to 38 after cyclone

The Latest on Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique (all times local): 2 p.m. Mozambique's government says the death toll from last week's Cyclone Kenneth has jumped to 38 as flooding continues.

April 29, 2019

Libyan officials say airstrikes intensify in Tripoli

Libyan officials say Khalifa Hifter's self-styled Libyan National Army has intensified its airstrikes over the past two days on rival militias in and around the capital, Tripoli.

April 29, 2019

Islamists in Sudan cancel rally over fears of violence

Islamists in Sudan who were allied with ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir say they have cancelled a planned rally for fear of violence from the protesters who drove him from power earlier this month.

April 29, 2019

Mozambique's 2nd cyclone floods northeastern centers

Rains from Cyclone Kenneth, the second tropical storm to hit Mozambique within weeks, continued to pound the northeastern city of Pemba and surrounding areas causing massive flooding and destruction.

April 28, 2019

Global migrants' journey stalls in southern Mexico

Thousands fleeing conflict or poverty in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Haiti and Cuba have traveled across oceans, through the jungles and mountains of South America, up through Central America, on a route that — so far — ends here: the steamy, crumbling Mexican city of Tapachula, near the Guatemala border.

April 28, 2019

Pope appeals for evacuation of migrants from Libyan centers

Pope Francis has appealed for the evacuation of women, children and sick migrants trapped in Libyan detention centers as soon as possible, through humanitarian corridors.

April 28, 2019

Sudan's military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party

Sudan's ruling military council has condemned an attack by protesters on a meeting of an Islamist party close to deposed President Omar al-Bashir.

April 28, 2019

The Latest: Houses collapse as floods rise in Mozambique

The Latest on Cyclone Kenneth's aftermath (all times local): 10:25 a.m.

April 27, 2019

Vehicle crash kills 16 migrants in Morocco, injures 17 more

Moroccan authorities say 16 people from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have died in a vehicle accident between the coastal cities of Saidia and Nador.