March 18, 2019 Report: Yemeni civilian deaths double in 2 areas, 350 killed An international charity says fighting in two Yemeni provinces has killed at least 350 civilians in the past three months.
March 18, 2019 Algerian PM struggles to fill govt in Bouteflika backlash New Algerian Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui is having trouble filling his cabinet as candidates don't want to associate themselves with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the target of monthlong nationwide protests.
March 18, 2019 Red Cross says Mozambique's Beira port hard hit by cyclone The Red Cross says that as much as 90 percent of Mozambique's central port city of Beira has been damaged or destroyed by tropical Cyclone Idai.
March 17, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash data shows 'clear similarities' with Lion Air accident, transport minister says There were “clear similarities” between the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last week with 157 people aboard and the Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea shortly after takeoff last October in Indonesia, Ethiopia’s transport minister said Sunday.
March 17, 2019 The Latest: Ethiopian minister says black box in good shape The Latest on Ethiopian plane crash: 7:35 p.m. (all times local): Ethiopia's transport minister says the black box from the plane crash one week is in good condition.
March 17, 2019 Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims Thousands of Ethiopians have turned out to a mass funeral ceremony in the capital one week after the plane crash that killed 157 people.
March 16, 2019 Cyclone ravages Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing at least 140 Cyclone Idai has ripped through Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, leaving an estimated 140 people dead and hundreds more missing.
March 16, 2019 Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 140 Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed more than 140 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly poor, rural areas.
March 16, 2019 Pope still hopes to visit South Sudan to promote peace Pope Francis has met with the president of South Sudan and told him that he still hopes to visit the country "as a sign of closeness to the population and of encouragement for the peace process."
March 16, 2019 Protests erupt in Congo capital over local election results Witnesses say at least one person is dead after protests over local elections turned violent in Congo's capital.