January 6, 2019 Egypt el-Sissi inaugurates cathedral, mosque in new capital Egypt's president is inaugurating a new cathedral for the Coptic Orthodox Church and one of the region's largest mosques.
January 6, 2019 AP Explains: Why Congo's election could lead to violence The results of Congo's presidential election were delayed Sunday.
January 6, 2019 Sudanese flood Khartoum streets, demanding president go Thousands have taken to the streets in the Sudanese capital to call for President Omar al-Bashir to step down.
January 6, 2019 Congo delays announcing results of presidential election Congo's top electoral official says the announcement of the results of the presidential election has been postponed.
January 6, 2019 Africa is divided over ivory trade ahead of wildlife meeting Several African countries with some of the largest elephant populations are calling for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on the continent say tighter controls are the best way to curb the illegal killing of elephants for their tusks.
January 6, 2019 Food bloggers bring Africa's rich cuisines to the world In the quiet hours before lunch, two women worked side by side in an airy kitchen.
January 6, 2019 Egyptian policeman dies trying to defuse bomb outside church Egypt's Interior Ministry says a policeman was killed as he was trying to defuse a homemade explosive device near a church in a residential Cairo district.
January 5, 2019 Security Council regrets Somalia's expulsion of UN envoy The U.N. Security Council is expressing regret at Somalia's decision to expel a U.N. envoy who questioned the arrest of an extremist group defector-turned-political candidate.
January 5, 2019 The Latest: Congo Catholic church warns of election uprising The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 4:35 p.m.
January 5, 2019 US sends troops ahead of possible Congo election protests U.S. President Donald Trump says military personnel have deployed to Central Africa in advance of possible "violent demonstrations" in Congo over results of Sunday's presidential election.