May 23, 2017 Nigerian president misses cabinet meeting amid health fears Nigeria's president is again missing his weekly cabinet meeting as concerns mount about his health.
May 23, 2017 Death toll from Senegal spiritual retreat fire rises to 34 Authorities in Senegal say the death toll from a fire at a religious pilgrimage site last month has risen to 34.
May 23, 2017 UAE says 'significant breakthrough' reached in Libya talks The United Arab Emirates says a "significant breakthrough" was reached in talks between two rival Libyan leaders that were held in Abu Dhabi.
May 23, 2017 Soldier: 10 dead, 9 others hurt in Mali army convoy ambush Witnesses say at least 10 Malian soldiers have been killed and nine others wounded in an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali.
May 23, 2017 Piracy attacks off West Africa nearly doubled in 2016 A new report says pirate attacks off West Africa's coast almost doubled in 2016, with the majority occurring off Nigeria.
May 23, 2017 Israel criticizes UN cultural agency resolution on Jerusalem Israel has lashed out at the U.N.
May 23, 2017 Tunisian hotel reopens after 2015 attack killed UK tourists A Tunisian hotel where British tourists and others were massacred in an Islamic State group attack two years ago has reopened.
May 23, 2017 German FM, African Union head say migrant camps not answer Germany's foreign minister and the African Union chief say setting up camps in North Africa will not solve Europe's migrant crisis and that stabilizing African countries is a better strategy.
May 23, 2017 Libyan premier, rival general in UAE for 'mediation' talks Libya's U.N.-backed prime minister and a powerful rival general have met in the United Arab Emirates for talks on how to resolve the country's long-running conflict.
May 23, 2017 Egypt tribesmen kill 8 suspected IS militants in Sinai A powerful local tribe in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula says it killed eight suspected Islamic State fighters in battle and captured three more.