May 24, 2017 Suspected al-Shabab attack kills official in Kenya's north A Kenyan official says gunmen suspected to be al-Shabaab Islamic extremists have killed an administrative chief in an attack in Kenya's north that left two Kenya police reservists missing Regional Coordinator Mohamud Saleh said Tuesday the attack took place in Omar Jillo in Mandera County Monday night.
May 24, 2017 Tunisian vendor's immolation echoes growing desperation Adel Dridi's head is covered in bandages, his voice subdued, as he describes setting himself on fire after police barred him from selling strawberries on the side of a Tunisian road.
May 24, 2017 Ivory Coast says deal reached with mutinous soldiers Ivory Coast's defense minister says an agreement has been reached with the soldiers who have taken to the streets in protest in the country's largest cities.
May 24, 2017 Malaysia seizes 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar Malaysian authorities say they have seized 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar worth 1.2 million ringgit ($276,721) in the latest heist of illegal wildlife and animal parts being smuggled into the country.
May 24, 2017 Lutherans mark 500th anniversary of Reformation in Namibia Thousands of members of the Lutheran church have gathered at a stadium in Namibia to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
May 24, 2017 Egypt discovers new necropolis in Minya, first in area Egypt's antiquities ministry says it has found a necropolis with at least 17 mummies near the southern city of Minya, the first such find in the area.
May 24, 2017 Egypt calls for lifting of arms embargo on Libya Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is calling on the international community to lift an arms embargo on Libya so that weapons can be delivered legally to a powerful general he backs in the fractured country's east.
May 24, 2017 IMF reaches staff-level agreement on second payment to Egypt The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement on a second payment that would make $1.25 billion available to Egypt and bring its total disbursements to about $4 billion.