February 27, 2019 The Latest: Nigeria opposition leader rejects poll results The Latest on Nigeria's election results (all times local): 10:35 a.m.
February 27, 2019 Egypt official: 10 killed in fire at Cairo train station An Egyptian medical official says 10 people have been killed and 22 injured when a major fire erupted at the main train station in Cairo.
February 27, 2019 A look at Nigeria's president as he secures a 2nd term He is a former military dictator who briefly seized power in the 1980s and now says he regrets his ruthless past.
February 27, 2019 Nigeria's president is re-elected after delayed, bumpy vote Nigeria's president was declared the clear winner of a second term in Africa's largest democracy early Wednesday, after a campaign in which he urged voters to give him another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread insecurity and an economy limping back from a rare recession.
February 26, 2019 A look at Nigeria's president as he secures a 2nd term He is a former military dictator who briefly seized power in the 1980s and now says he regrets his ruthless past.
February 26, 2019 29 bodies recovered after new clashes in central Nigeria An official says 29 bodies have been found after new fighting in central Nigeria between farmers and herdsmen.
February 26, 2019 Tunisian attacks suspect assaults judge at hearing Tunisian authorities say a man suspected of several extremist attacks has assaulted a judge with his gavel during his trial at a Tunis military court.
February 26, 2019 Students stage anti-Bouteflika protests in Algeria Hundreds of students have staged protests in several university cities across Algeria to voice their opposition to ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term.
February 26, 2019 The Latest: Nigeria's election death toll rises to 53 The Latest on Nigeria's election (all times local): 2 p.m.
February 26, 2019 Amnesty says impunity emboldens Mideast rights violations Amnesty International says the world community's "chilling complacency toward wide-scale human rights violations" in the Middle and North Africa emboldened governments to commit "appalling" violations last year.