April 8, 2017 Somaliland journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison A court in Somalia's breakaway northern territory of Somaliland has sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after he was arrested for meeting Somalia's new president.
April 7, 2017 Congo's prime minister steps down as tensions mount Congo's prime minister has stepped down three months after being chosen by President Joseph Kabila, as tensions mount over the fate of a political agreement with the opposition.
April 7, 2017 Gambia president's party takes majority in new parliament Gambia's electoral commission chair says the party of new President Adama Barrow has won a majority of seats in parliament.
April 7, 2017 South Africans gather for nationwide protests against Zuma South Africans are gathering for nationwide demonstrations against President Jacob Zuma, whose dismissal of the finance minister fueled concerns over government corruption and economic weakness.
April 7, 2017 UN images: 18,000 destroyed structures in South Sudan region United Nations satellite images obtained by The Associated Press show at least 18,000 structures have been destroyed in the Yei area of South Sudan.
April 7, 2017 Mortar attack kills 3 civilians in Somalia's capital A police officer says three civilians have been killed in a mortar attack in Somalia's capital.
April 7, 2017 South Africa says it was not obliged to arrest al-Bashir South Africa is insisting to International Criminal Court judges that it did not have to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he visited Johannesburg in 2015.
April 7, 2017 Fitch downgrades South Africa's credit rating to junk status The Fitch agency has downgraded South Africa's credit rating to junk status, citing political turmoil and governance concerns.
April 7, 2017 Egyptians recount sexual harassment, angering conservatives Hundreds of Egyptian women and girls have come out to denounce sexual harassment and share personal stories about it on social media, breaking a taboo and raising the ire of some in the country's conservative majority.
April 6, 2017 Man born in Germany deemed threat, deported to Nigeria Germany has deported an alleged Islamic extremist deemed dangerous by authorities to Nigeria.