February 16, 2019 Egypt says deadly extremist attack hits Sinai checkpoint Egypt's military spokesman says extremists have attacked an army checkpoint in the troubled northern Sinai Peninsula, causing 15 casualties, including the killing of at least one officer.
February 16, 2019 Nigeria delays its election; candidates rush back to capital Nigerians awakened on Saturday to find the presidential election delayed a week until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission called unspecified "challenges."
February 16, 2019 The Latest: Nigerian president 'disappointed' by poll delay The Latest on Nigeria's postponed presidential election (all times local): 11:10 a.m.
February 16, 2019 The Latest: Merkel defends pipeline plans for Russian gas The Latest on the international security conference taking place in Munich (all times local): 12 noon Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending the development of the joint German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline, dismissing American concerns it will weaken Europe's strategic position and assuring Ukraine it won't get cut off from Russian fuel.
February 16, 2019 The Latest: Top Nigerian challenger urges patience on delay The Latest on Nigeria's postponed presidential election (all times local): 11:05 a.m.
February 16, 2019 8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; others remained trapped Eight artisanal miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though some of their co-workers are still missing and feared dead.
February 16, 2019 Nigerians wake to find a delayed election, with some angry Nigerians have awakened to find the presidential election delayed a week from Saturday until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission has called unspecified "challenges."
February 15, 2019 66 killed in Nigerian state before presidential election Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna state are reporting at least 66 deaths in a wave of violence just before the country's presidential election.
February 15, 2019 Egypt official: Home-made bomb explodes near mosque, 3 hurt An Egyptian security official says a home-made bomb has exploded near a mosque in Cairo's district of Giza, leaving three people wounded.
February 15, 2019 Sexual violence rampant in South Sudan's Unity area, says UN The United Nations says that brutal sexual violence persists with "pervasive impunity" and a level of "premeditation" in South Sudan's northern region.