April 9, 2017 Somalia car bomb explodes near convoy of top army officials A Somali police officer says a suicide car bomber exploded near a convoy carrying senior army officials who had just left the defense ministry where the new army chief took over.
April 9, 2017 A timeline of recent attacks on Egypt's Christians Sunday's bombings of two Coptic churches in separate cities claimed by the Islamic State group are the latest attacks on Egypt's embattled Christian minority, increasingly targeted by IS and affiliated militants.
April 9, 2017 Ship hijacked off Yemen coast is owned by Lebanon company A United Nations agency confirms that a ship hijacked off the coast of war-torn Yemen is a cargo vessel owned by a company registered in Lebanon.
April 9, 2017 Ship hijacked off Yemen coast is freed A Lebanese registered ship hijacked off the cast of war-torn Somalia has been freed, says a shipping expert.
April 9, 2017 Pope on Palm Sunday decries suffering from war, terrorism Pope Francis on Sunday decried a deadly attack on a Coptic church in Egypt during Palm Sunday celebrations, just weeks before his planned visit to Cairo.
April 9, 2017 Uganda police arrest academic who rebuked the first family Ugandan police have detained an academic who has been critical online of what she calls "despotic family rule" in this East African country.
April 8, 2017 Piracy watchdog says vessel reports being attacked off Yemen A piracy watchdog says a vessel has been attacked and possibly boarded off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen.
April 8, 2017 Uganda arrests government minister accused of taking bribe Ugandan police have arrested a government minister for allegedly taking a bribe from a businessman.
April 8, 2017 Alarming rise in attacks on South Sudan civilians, UN says The United Nations says civilians and aid workers in South Sudan have seen an alarming rise in attacks and harassment in the past week as the country faces both civil war and famine.
April 8, 2017 Somalia's Puntland state executes 5 for murders of officials Somalia's northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland has executed five men who were convicted of murdering two regional officials.