March 23, 2017 British woman faces treason-related charges in Rwanda A pregnant British mother of two has appeared in a Rwandan court for the first time since being arrested more than a month ago on treason-related charges.
March 23, 2017 Somali leader urges help to avert famine Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is urging the world to help avert a massive famine saying almost half the population is facing acute food shortages and 15 percent are facing famine now.
March 23, 2017 Al-Shabab claims to kill 17 soldiers in Somalia attack An organization that monitors extremist groups says al-Shabab has claimed to kill 17 soldiers and wound 22 in an attack in southwestern Somalia.
March 23, 2017 Egypt says fighting in central Sinai leaves 10 soldiers dead The Egyptian army says it has lost 10 soldiers in fighting with Islamic extremists in central Sinai, following a raid launched against militants.
March 23, 2017 Foreign ministry says French national kidnapped in Chad The French foreign ministry says a French national has been kidnapped in Chad.
March 23, 2017 Uganda at 'breaking point' as South Sudan refugees pour in The United Nations refugee chief says Uganda is at a "breaking point" as almost 3,000 South Sudanese refugees pour into the country every day.
March 23, 2017 At 93 years old, Zimbabwe's Mugabe remains a jet-setter Zimbabwe's 93-year-old leader might be slowing down, but his busy foreign travels have led the opposition to call him the "non-resident president." President Robert Mugabe has visited Singapore, Ghana, Swaziland and Mauritius in the past three weeks alone.
March 23, 2017 Armed groups occupy Central African Republic schools The armed group took over the school little by little.
March 23, 2017 Ghana tree fall at waterfalls during storm kills 17 A police official in Ghana says that at least 17 people have been killed, mostly students, after a tree fell on them during a storm while they were touring the Kintampo Waterfall north of the capital.