May 23, 2017 UN rights chief warns of 50,000 at risk in South Sudan The U.N human rights chief says up to 50,000 civilians in South Sudan's Upper Nile region are at imminent risk of human rights violations as government troops close in.
May 23, 2017 Mugabe insists Zimbabwe not fragile despite plunging economy Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is denying his country is in a fragile state and insists it is one of Africa's most developed despite its plunging economy.
May 23, 2017 Distrust of government, apathy loom over Algerian elections Algerians are voting in parliamentary elections the government hopes will give it a mandate as it struggles with low oil prices, dismal job prospects and Islamic extremism.
May 23, 2017 Rocket kills 3 in eastern Libyan city, causes panic An explosion rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi when a rocket struck a residential area, killing at least three people and causing panic among residents.
May 23, 2017 Egypt's president visits staunch ally United Arab Emirates Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is visiting the United Arab Emirates, a staunch ally that has provided billions of dollars in aid to his country's ailing economy and unwavering support for Cairo's fierce crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
May 23, 2017 1 dead, 9 UN peacekeepers wounded in northern Mali attack The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali says at least one person has been killed and nine wounded in an attack on its camp near the airport in the northern city of Timbuktu.
May 23, 2017 Somali minister shot dead by auditor general's bodyguards A police officer says bodyguards for Somalia's auditor general have shot dead a government minister near the presidential palace.
May 23, 2017 Somali leader vows to defeat al-Shabab extremists in 2 years Somalia's president says his country has a comprehensive plan to defeat the extremist group al-Shabab within two years.
May 23, 2017 Rights group urges US to pressure Sudan on rights violations Human Rights Watch is urging the United States to pressure Sudan to take tangible actions to improve its human rights record before the American administration permanently revokes trade sanctions imposed on the North African country.
May 23, 2017 Africa's inequality stifles growth, says report The aid group Oxfam says that Africa has higher levels of poverty than previously thought because decades of economic growth have only benefited a small elite.