April 11, 2017 UN agency warns of risk of mass starvation in Africa, Yemen The U.N.'s refugee agency says the risk of mass deaths from starvation is growing in parts of east Africa, Yemen and Nigeria due to a combination of conflict, drought and a shortfall in humanitarian aid funding to help beleaguered populations cope.
April 11, 2017 Amnesty says Botswana executed 1 criminal in 2016 Amnesty International says Botswana was the only country in southern African to execute a criminal last year.
April 11, 2017 AP Explains: Who are Egypt's Coptic Christians? They trace their founding to the voyage to Alexandria of St. Mark, the apostle of Jesus and New Testament author.
April 11, 2017 Egypt's Christians bury dead after IS church bombings Egyptian Christians are burying their dead a day after at least 44 people were killed in twin suicide bombings at Palm Sunday services in two separate cities.
April 10, 2017 Niger security forces kill 57 Boko Haram militants Niger's Ministry of Defense says security forces killed at least 57 Boko Haram Islamic extremists who had attacked a village in the eastern Diffa region overnight.
April 10, 2017 Somali forces rescue hijacked boat, 9 crew members held hostage Security forces recovered an Indian-registered boat hijacked by Somali pirates nearly a week ago, but nine of the crew are still being held hostage, a Somali official said Monday.
April 10, 2017 The Latest: State of emergency should start after midnight The Latest on the aftermath of Sunday's deadly church bombings in Egypt (all times local): 12 p.m.
April 10, 2017 Somali official: Somali security forces rescue hijacked boat A Somali official says security forces recovered an Indian-registered boat hijacked by Somali pirates nearly a week ago, but nine of the crew are still being held hostage.
April 10, 2017 Uganda charges, jails academic for insulting the president A prominent academic in Uganda has been remanded to a maximum-security prison after being charged with insulting the president.
April 10, 2017 South Sudan residents say army carrying out ethnic killings Targeted ethnic killings and killings of civilians by government soldiers spread panic throughout the western town of Wau on Monday, residents told The Associated Press.