March 4, 2019 Kenya helicopter crash kills 4 Americans, VIP pilot Four Americans were among five killed after their helicopter crashed in northern Kenya Sunday shortly after takeoff, officials said.
March 4, 2019 Egypt releases prominent photojournalist after 5-year term The family and lawyer of a prominent Egyptian photojournalist say he has been released after five years in prison.
March 3, 2019 UK foreign secretary says 'last chance' for peace in Yemen Britain's foreign secretary is waring of a collapse of peace deals in Yemen, saying that "we are now in the last chance saloon."
March 3, 2019 Egypt's top cleric stirs controversy with polygamy remarks Egypt's top Muslim cleric has stirred up controversy after saying that polygamy is an "injustice" for women.
March 3, 2019 Gazans resume minor pilgrimage after years of Egyptian ban Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip are resuming a minor pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, known as the "umrah," after nearly five years of an Egyptian ban.
March 3, 2019 Egypt military court upholds sentence against former auditor An Egyptian lawyer says a military appeals court has upheld a five-year sentence against the country's former auditor for disseminating false news about the military.
March 3, 2019 Algeria's Bouteflika due to submit candidacy amid protests Algeria's Constitutional Council has been placed under high security as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term is due to be formally submitted.
March 3, 2019 Sudanese protests continue despite president's ban Sudanese protesters are marching toward courthouses in different cities across the country, including in the capital of Khartoum.
March 3, 2019 Spokesman: Libyan strongman's forces control south A spokesman for the forces of a Libyan strongman based in the country's east says his self-styled Libyan National Army has seized control of Libya's southern border with Algeria.
March 2, 2019 Algerian president names new election campaign director The campaign office of Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has named a new campaign chief, one day after masses of Algerians took to the streets to protest his bid for a fifth term.