March 21, 2017 Czechs saw off rhino horns as precaution after France attack A Czech zoo is taking no chances after the killing of a rhinoceros at a wildlife park near Paris by assailants who stole the animal's horn.
March 21, 2017 Attack in central Nigeria kills at least 17, official says A Nigerian official says at least 17 people have been killed in an attack on a community in Benue state in the central part of the country.
March 21, 2017 Car bomb near Somalia's presidential palace kills 5: Police Police in Somalia say a car bomb has exploded at a military checkpoint near the presidential palace in the capital, killing at least five people.
March 21, 2017 Western Sahara wants AU to sanction Morocco after no-show Western Sahara's top diplomat is calling on African countries to sanction Morocco after it failed to attend an African Union meeting on the disputed territory.
March 21, 2017 Zimbabwe opposition parties want UN to handle 2018 election Zimbabwe's opposition parties are demanding United Nations involvement in next year's presidential election after a preparatory meeting fell apart amid an argument with election officials.
March 21, 2017 Norway: South Sudan crisis is man-made, government must act Norway's foreign minister says South Sudan's leaders have inflicted a massive humanitarian crisis on the population threatened by a famine, adding that a stop in fighting in the civil war is needed urgently.
March 21, 2017 Hamas aims to improve international image with new program The Islamic militant group Hamas has drafted a new political program it hopes will improve ties with neighboring Egypt and the West, and present a more moderate image that will help it get off Western terrorism lists.
March 21, 2017 Boko Haram leader in new video vows to establish caliphate Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in a new video is vowing to continue his insurgency until he establishes an Islamic caliphate across West and Central Africa.
March 20, 2017 South Sudan plane crashes, all passengers and crew survive An airport official in Wau, South Sudan, says that a passenger plane crash-landed and burned, but all passengers and crew survived.