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March 29, 2019

Sudan frees detained editor who criticized ruler al-Bashir

A Sudanese newspaper is reporting that its chief editor has been freed after a month in detention for speaking out against President Omar al-Bashir's state of emergency declaration.

March 29, 2019

UN says expert arrested in Tunisia has diplomatic immunity

The United Nations says a member of the U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Libya has been arrested in Tunisia despite having diplomatic immunity.

March 29, 2019

UN document shows Kenya seeking to close Somali refugee camp

An internal United Nations document says Kenya again seeks to close the Dadaab camp that hosts more than 200,000 refugees from neighboring Somalia.

March 29, 2019

Algerians march against president and political system

Algerians taking to the streets for their sixth straight Friday of protests aren't just angry at their ailing president — they want to bring down the entire political system.

March 29, 2019

Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip

Pope Francis is forging ahead with promoting moderate Islam during a weekend trip to Morocco, seeking to build on warming ties with the Sunni world while also ministering to a tiny Catholic community and offering solidarity with migrants.

March 29, 2019

Arabs seek unity on Golan, but summit likely to expose rifts

Arab leaders meeting in Tunisia on Sunday hope to project unified opposition to the Trump administration's acceptance of Israeli control over the Golan Heights and Jerusalem, but as with past Arab League summits, the gathering is likely to expose their own bitter rivalries.

March 29, 2019

Egyptian pro-democracy activist free after 5 years in prison

The lawyer and family of one of Egypt's most prominent pro-democracy activists, Alaa Abdel-Fattah, say he has been released from prison after serving a five-year sentence for taking part in protests.

March 28, 2019

US orders staffers out of Comoros amid vote-related unrest

The United States government has ordered its personnel to depart the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros as the country experiences "gunfire, political unrest, and infrastructure disruptions."

March 28, 2019

UN Yemen envoy says redeployment in Hodeida slow but sure

The U.N. envoy to Yemen says the redeployment of rival factions in the key port city of Hodeida is "slow" but will happen.

March 28, 2019

Nigeria court revokes bail for missing separatist leader

A Nigeria High Court has revoked bail for the leader of a separatist movement known as the Indigenous People of Biafra.