September 17, 2018 Ethiopians protest in capital against weekend violence Several thousand Ethiopians demonstrated in the streets of the capital on Monday morning to protest ethnic-based attacks in the outskirts of the city in which more than 20 people died over the weekend.
September 17, 2018 Egypt says it fights fake news, critics see new crackdown Echoing some of President Donald Trump's rhetoric, authorities in Egypt are taking aim at an alleged barrage of "fake news" they say is meant to sow division and undermine the rule of general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.
September 16, 2018 Deadly ethnic-based attacks erupt near Ethiopia's capital Government officials and residents said overnight ethnic-based attacks in the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, have killed several people and caused hundreds to flee their homes.
September 16, 2018 Leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea to sign accord in Saudi Arabia The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea were in Saudi Arabia on Sunday ahead of a meeting described as the signing of a peace accord between the two East African nations.
September 15, 2018 Egypt court returns ex-president Mubarak's 2 sons to prison Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for which the five are on trial, security officials said.
September 15, 2018 UN condemns 'direct attack' on peacekeepers in South Sudan The United Nations on Saturday condemned a "direct attack" on its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after a government soldier shot and wounded a Nepalese peacekeeper.
September 15, 2018 Rwanda frees opposition leader, 2,100 others from prison One of Rwanda's most prominent opposition leaders walked free on Saturday after the government approved the early release of more than 2,100 prisoners with little explanation.
September 15, 2018 Hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia welcome once-banned group Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians gathered on Saturday to welcome returning leaders of the once-banned Oromo Liberation Front amid sweeping reforms to bring opposition groups back to politics.
September 14, 2018 Yemenis in an isolated district eat leaves to survive Many families with starving children in an isolated pocket of northern Yemen have no food except the boiled leaves of local wild vine, a sign of how some are falling through the cracks of international relief efforts trying to prevent widespread death from famine around the country.
September 14, 2018 Fighting breaks out in South Sudan 2 days after peace deal Fighting has broken out in South Sudan two days after the warring sides signed what the government called a "final final" peace agreement to end the civil war.