April 21, 2017 Italy gives first of 10 boats to Libya for migrant rescues Italy has given the Libyan coast guard the first two of 10 boats to rescue migrants from foundering smugglers' boats, as part of a strategy Rome hopes will reduce the huge numbers of the rescued from reaching Italian shores.
April 21, 2017 Tugboat crew kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria Eight crew members are missing following the April 19 attack.
April 21, 2017 Nigerian police say 2 kidnapped Turkish nationals rescued Police in Nigeria say they have rescued two Turkish nationals who were kidnapped this month and arrested five of their abductors.
April 21, 2017 WFP says food shipment for Burundi is blocked at border The U.N's World Food Program says a food shipment meant to feed about 112,000 people has been stopped at the Burundi border.
April 21, 2017 Kenyan army says it kills 52 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia Kenya's military says it has killed 52 fighters with the extremist group al-Shabab in neighboring Somalia.
April 21, 2017 20 children killed when minibus hits truck in South Africa Emergency responders say least 20 children have been killed when their minibus collided with a truck northeast of South Africa's capital.
April 21, 2017 Gambia soldiers, regional forces clash outside Jammeh home West African forces clashed with Gambian soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh, shooting and injuring three who were guarding graves at his home, the soldiers said Friday.
April 21, 2017 South Sudan's hunger crisis drives students from classes In South Sudan, where hundreds of thousands are on the brink of starvation and famine has been declared in two counties, children are struggling to learn because of lack of food.
April 21, 2017 7 dead when electrical wire falls on Nigerian gathering Police in Nigeria say seven people are dead after a live electrical wire fell onto a gathering of people watching football, but residents say the death toll is higher.
April 21, 2017 Israel reopens Egypt crossing after security assessment Israel has reopened its border crossing to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula shut over a week ago over intelligence warnings of possible attacks.