April 1, 2019 Algeria's president says he will step down before April 28 Embattled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika says he will step down before his fourth term ends on April 28.
April 1, 2019 Sudanese police disperse rally urging president's ouster Sudan's state-run news agency says police used tear gas to disperse anti-government protests in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities across the country.
April 1, 2019 Despite setbacks, Hamas' grip on Gaza has never been tighter Over the weekend, Gaza's Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade.
March 31, 2019 Algerian president names new government, keeps army chief Algeria's powerful army chief has retained his post in a newly-named government despite his call to have ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office.
March 31, 2019 Top Algerian businessman is arrested at Tunisian border Algerian media say a top Algerian businessman, Ali Haddad, has been arrested at an Algerian border post as he was apparently trying to go to Tunisia amid political crisis in the country.
March 31, 2019 The Latest: Christians hope pope's Morocco visit a good sign The Latest on Pope Francis' trip to Morocco: (all times local): 11:20 a.m.
March 31, 2019 After migrant appeal, pope ministers to flock in Morocco Pope Francis is turning his attention to Morocco's small Christian community during a two-day visit after already reaching out to the kingdom's Muslim majority and calling for a greater welcome for its growing number of migrants.
March 31, 2019 Al-Shabab says it executed 4 accused spies in Somalia Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremist group says it has executed four men accused of spying for the British, Djibouti and Somali intelligence agencies.
March 31, 2019 Arab leaders meet in Tunisia with eye on Trump's Golan move Arab leaders are meeting in Tunisia's capital hoping to project unified opposition to President Donald Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.
March 30, 2019 Final moments of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max revealed: Pilot recorded saying 'pitch up, pitch up' Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crashed three weeks ago after one pilot said to the other, “pitch up, pitch up,” according to The Wall Street Journal.