April 5, 2019 Macron calls for probe into French role in Rwanda genocide French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a government study into the country's role in Rwanda before and during its 1994 genocide.
April 5, 2019 Belgium apologizes for role in African kidnappings The Belgian government has apologized for the country's role in kidnapping babies from their African mothers during colonial times.
April 5, 2019 Algerian protesters: President's exit was only first step Thousands of Algerians are chanting, singing and cheering after their pro-democracy movement forced out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika — and demanding that other top figures leave too.
April 5, 2019 The Latest: Italian minister concerned over Libya escalation The Latest on developments in Libya (all times local): 2 p.m. Italy's interior minister, Matteo Salvini, says an escalation in Libya puts at risk the stability along the southern rim of the Mediterranean Sea.
April 5, 2019 AP Was There: Only human wreckage left in Karubamba village This story was first published on May 13, 1994 when AP journalist Mark Fritz reported on the Rwandan genocide, for which he won a Pulitzer prize.
April 5, 2019 Libyan militias vow to stop commander's move on Tripoli Libyan militias in the country's west are vowing to confront a rival army commander's attempt to seize the capital, Tripoli, raising the prospect of renewed civil war.
April 5, 2019 Group says 60 killed in protests against Sudan's president An international rights group says Sudan's security forces have killed at least 60 people in more than three months of street protests calling on President Omar al-Bashir to step down.
April 4, 2019 Bomb in Somalia's capital injures 6 near police academy A Somali police officer says a car bomb exploded near the gate of a police academy in the capital, Mogadishu, injuring six people on Thursday evening.
April 4, 2019 The Latest: Libya's Hifter orders forces to march to Tripoli The Latest on developments in Libya (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Libyan army commander Khalifa Hifter in an audio recording posted online has ordered his forces to march to Tripoli, the capital of the U.N.-backed government.
April 4, 2019 Victorious Algerian protesters want other officials out Algerian protesters who succeeded in pushing out longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika now want other key officials to leave too.