March 26, 2019 Algerian army chief wants president declared unfit to lead Algeria's powerful army chief wants to trigger the constitutional process that would declare ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika unfit for office.
March 26, 2019 Egypt discovers ancient port used by temple builders Egypt says archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old port where stones were transported to be used in the building of temples and obelisks.
March 26, 2019 UN team to investigate 'horrific' massacre in central Mali The United Nations is deploying crime-scene investigators, human rights officers and a child protection expert to central Mali to investigate intercommunal violence over the weekend that killed more than 150 people, one-third of them children.
March 26, 2019 The Latest: UN sends helicopter to aid to Zimbabwe areas The Latest on the efforts to recover from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi (all times local): 12:40 p.m.
March 26, 2019 Johannesburg wildlife clinic saves animals hurt in city At the edge of a sprawling Johannesburg suburb, a veterinary hospital is saving the lives of wildlife on the urban fringes.
March 26, 2019 'Second disaster' warned in Mozambique as cholera a concern Relief operations are pressing into remote areas to find survivors of the cyclone that ripped into central Mozambique, while trucks carrying aid attempt to travel a badly damaged road to the hard-hit city of Beira.
March 25, 2019 Hamas has developed a vast arsenal in blockaded Gaza A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Monday was one of the most powerful launched ever by Gaza militants, flying nearly 120 kilometers (70 miles) before it slammed into a house in central Israel, wounding seven people.
March 25, 2019 UN appeals for $282 million to help Mozambique for 3 months The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $282 million for the next three months to help Mozambique start recovering from the devastation of Cyclone Idai.
March 25, 2019 7 in South Sudan charged with sabotage and insurgency Seven people including South Sudanese academic and activist, Peter Biar Ajak, were charged in court Monday with sabotage, insurgency and possession of weapons for allegedly staging an uprising in South Sudan's main national security prison in October.
March 25, 2019 Pilot crashes stolen plane into building in Africa, killing self in reported murder attempt on wife A pilot in Botswana reportedly tried to murder his wife by crashing a stolen plane into the building where she was attending a baby shower Saturday, but the man ended up as the only casualty in the horrifying homicide plot -- portions of which were caught on video.