February 18, 2019 Zimbabwe opposition official convicted of false declaration A Zimbabwean court has convicted prominent opposition politician Tendai Biti for announcing that his party's leader won disputed elections held in July.
February 18, 2019 Yemeni warring parties agree on pullout steps from port city The United Nations says Yemen's warring parties have agreed on the first stage of a mutual pullout of forces from the key port city of Hodeida, a humanitarian aid lifeline that had been blocked by fighting.
February 17, 2019 In Nigeria's tight election, Christian vote is seen as key Nigeria's presidential campaign has been largely free of the religious pressures that marked the 2015 vote when Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim northerner, defeated a Christian president from the south who had grown unpopular over his failure to control Boko Haram.
February 17, 2019 About 40 people remain trapped in Liberian gold mine Liberian authorities say rescuers are digging with their bare hands in an effort to free about 40 people who have been trapped for a week in a collapsed gold mine.
February 17, 2019 24 bodies found after Zimbabwe mine disaster; search goes on Searchers have recovered 24 bodies from a mine in Zimbabwe that was flooded after heavy rains, trapping dozens of subsistence miners underground.
February 17, 2019 Libyans, to varying degrees, celebrate 2011 uprising Libyans are celebrating the eighth anniversary of their 2011 uprising that led to the overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, with the varying intensity of festivities underscoring the split between the country's east and west.
February 17, 2019 Rights group: 14 Tunisian workers kidnapped in Libya A rights group in Libya says an armed group has kidnapped 14 Tunisian workers near the capital, Tripoli.
February 17, 2019 Sudan lawmakers cancel meeting on constitutional changes Sudan's sate-run news agency says a parliamentary committee tasked with amending the constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another term has abruptly canceled its meeting.
February 16, 2019 Danish woman nominated to head UN Environment Program U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he intends to appoint Inger Andersen of Denmark as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
February 16, 2019 South African activists try to protect endangered pangolins As World Pangolin Day is marked around the globe, Saturday, some conservationists in South Africa are working to protect the endangered animals, including caring for a few that have been rescued from traffickers.