March 5, 2019 Pope Francis' visit to Morocco to focus on migration Morocco's bishops say migration issues will top the agenda when Pope Francis visits the country that is a key transit point for migrants trying to reach Europe at the end of the month.
March 5, 2019 Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria FMs take part in talks on Libya Egypt's Foreign Ministry is hosting talks on Libya with the foreign ministers of Libya's neighbors to the west, Algeria and Tunisia, days after Libya's two rival governments agreed to hold elections.
March 5, 2019 UN condemns violence against detained migrants in Libya The U.N.'s migration agency is condemning violence against protesting migrants in a detention center in Libya's capital.
March 5, 2019 Hundreds of Algerian students protest, call for strike Algerian students are gathering for new protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to seek a fifth term, calling for a general strike if he doesn't meet their demands this week.
March 5, 2019 Thousands on strike in Sudan calling for president's ouster Sudanese opposition groups are launching a one-day strike in support of ongoing protests calling for the overthrow of longtime autocratic president Omar al-Bashir.
March 5, 2019 UN says Burundi forces closure of its rights office there The United Nations human rights chief says with "deep regret" that Burundi's government has forced the rights office in the troubled East African nation to close after 23 years.
March 4, 2019 Hamas leader says Egypt is renewing Gaza mediation efforts The leader of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement says Egypt is launching a new round of mediation to secure a cease-fire between the militant group and Israel.
March 4, 2019 Zimbabwe's youngest lawmaker faces subversion charge Zimbabwe's youngest lawmaker faces a subversion charge for allegedly asking constituents to support anti-government protests crushed by the military in January.
March 4, 2019 4 American, local pilot, die in Kenya helicopter crash at national park, police say Four Americans and a local pilot are dead after their helicopter crashed on an island in Lake Turkana in the north, Kenyan police said.
March 4, 2019 British museum agrees to return emperor's hair to Ethiopia The National Army Museum in Britain says it has agreed to repatriate two locks of hair belonging to a widely revered Ethiopian emperor after a request from Addis Ababa.