September 14, 2018 Officials free Lebanese woman jailed for insulting Egypt Egyptian authorities deported a Lebanese woman who was jailed for insulting Egyptians in a video she posted online, days after she was sentenced to a suspended one-year sentence, her lawyer and airport officials said.
September 14, 2018 In Mozambique, conservationists try to curb child marriage Young girls take turns to read aloud under a tree in rural Mozambique, part of a project by Gorongosa National Park to educate them and keep them out of child marriage.
September 11, 2018 Congo opposition figure Bemba warns of 'chaos' if vote fraud A top Congo opposition figure who is barred from December's presidential election is warning that "chaos" will follow if the vote is not transparent and fair.
September 11, 2018 The Latest: Ethiopia, Eritrea to withdraw border troops The Latest on Ethiopia and Eritrea's diplomatic thaw (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Ethiopia's leader says troops on both sides will withdraw from the border with Eritrea, shortly after the countries officially opened the border following two decades of tensions.
September 11, 2018 Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders mark new year at their border Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday marked the new year at a border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades.
September 10, 2018 Nigeria gas depot explosion kills at least 18, witness says A gas depot exploded in central Nigeria, killing 18 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition, a witness said Monday.
September 9, 2018 20 killed in South Sudan plane crash A commercial plane crashed into a lake in South Sudan on Sunday and killed 20 people, a local official said.
September 9, 2018 Cameroon Anglophone separatists block regional capital Armed Anglophone separatists burned buses and blocked traffic into and out of the capital of the English-speaking northwest region, Cameroon's military said Sunday, and it deployed additional troops.
September 6, 2018 US-born woman son, 3, critically injured after giraffe tramples them A brave British dad chased off a giraffe after the animal trampled on his wife and three-year-old son in South Africa, leaving them critically injured.
September 5, 2018 Verdict due for South Sudan soldiers accused of murder, rape The verdict and sentencing for 11 South Sudan soldiers accused of gang raping foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during the country's five-year civil war will be announced Thursday and could include the death penalty.