April 18, 2017 Hunt for kidnapped Chibok girls may take years, general says Nigeria's defense minister says it may take years to find all the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
April 18, 2017 UN rights chief alarmed over Burundi militia 'rape' song The U.N.'s top human rights official says he's alarmed by what appears to be a "widespread pattern" of rallies in Burundi in which members of a pro-government youth militia sing about impregnating opponents.
April 18, 2017 The Latest: Migrant exodus from Libya amid warm weather The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 2:05 p.m.
April 17, 2017 Clashes erupt between tribes and IS militants in Sinai Egyptian security officials say three people have been injured in clashes between militants and local tribes in the Sinai peninsula.
April 17, 2017 Congo returns militia leader's body; new chief named Congo's government says it has returned the body of a militia leader, whose death in August sparked months of fighting with the military that has left more than 400 people dead in the country's Kasai Central province.
April 17, 2017 Saving lives, 1 day at a time, on the deadly Mediterranean As usual, it started with a call on a satellite phone from Italian rescue officials in Rome.
April 17, 2017 Egypt acquits US-Egyptian citizen after 3-year legal ordeal An Egyptian court has acquitted Aya Hijazi, a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen, after nearly three years of detention over accusations related to running a foundation dedicated to helping street children.
April 17, 2017 AP Explains: Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians? Egypt's Copts, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, marked a solemn Easter this year, a week after suicide bombers struck churches in two cities, killing dozens of worshippers.
April 17, 2017 Calm seas, greedy smugglers: Italy saves over 6,000 migrants Profit-hungry smugglers are taking advantage of calm seas off Libya to launch unseaworthy boats, crowded with migrants, toward Italy.
April 17, 2017 Somalia forces shoot dead 2 militants in attack near airport A Somali police officer says security forces shot dead two Islamic extremist fighters who were involved in a mortar attack in the Somali capital early Sunday.