March 2, 2019 UN chief welcomes Libya rivals' agreement to hold elections The United Nations secretary-general has welcomed an agreement between rival Libyan leaders to hold elections.
March 2, 2019 50-plus people missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria A local official says more than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria.
March 1, 2019 9 Malian soldiers on G5 Sahel force killed in Mopti region Authorities say nine soldiers serving with the regional G5 Sahel force have been killed in an attack in central Mali.
March 1, 2019 The Latest: Siege in Somali capital ends, attackers killed The Latest on extremist attack in Somalia's capital (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Police in Somalia's capital say a nearly day-long siege in the heart of Mogadishu has ended with all of the al-Shabab extremist attackers killed.
March 1, 2019 Science vessel for ocean mission arrives in Seychelles The science vessel of British-based Nekton Mission arrived in the Seychelles, where it will begin the first stage of a years-long mission to explore the depths of the Indian Ocean and document the effects of global warming in one of the last major unexplored frontiers on Earth.
March 1, 2019 4 Ebola patients in Congo missing after treatment center is set on fire Four Ebola patients have gone missing in Congo after an attack on Wednesday on a treatment center run by Doctors Without Borders, prompting the group to suspend its operations in the area.
March 1, 2019 Booby-trapped corpse explodes in Mali, killing 10 A booby-trapped corpse exploded and killed 10 people this week during a burial in central Mali, and the United Nations says the perpetrators must be condemned.
March 1, 2019 Sudanese president steps down as ruling party's chairman Sudan's embattled President Omar al-Bashir says he has quit his position as chairman of the ruling party amid protests against his nearly three-decade rule.
March 1, 2019 UN launches $234 million aid appeal for struggling Zimbabwe The United Nations has launched a $234 million appeal for humanitarian assistance for Zimbabwe as the country battles its worst economic crisis in a decade.
March 1, 2019 New Algerian protest against president's bid for 5th term Police are deploying around Algeria's presidential headquarters and parliament ahead of a new demonstration against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term.