March 20, 2017 UN concerned at 'disproportionate' force by Congo's forces The United Nations says it's concerned at what it calls "disproportionate use of force" by Congolese forces as well as attacks by Kamwina Nsapu militia fighters during renewed violence in the Kananga region in the country's southwest.
March 20, 2017 Pope begs forgiveness for church role in Rwanda genocide Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for the "sins and failings of the church and its members" during Rwanda's 1994 genocide and told Rwanda's president that he hoped his apology would help the country heal.
March 20, 2017 Kenya: 11 people killed in fighting fueled by drought Kenyan officials say 11 people died over the weekend in violence in the center of the country between two herding communities that was fueled by a drought that has affected about half the country.
March 20, 2017 Daily hunt for water affects millions of Africans More than 5 million people in South Sudan do not have access to safe, clean water, compounding the country's problems of famine and civil war, according to the UNICEF.
March 20, 2017 South Sudan plane crash leaves several injured A passenger plane has crashed at a South Sudan airport, reportedly injuring at least 14 people.
March 20, 2017 Italy, northern neighbors work with Libya on migration Italy and its northern neighbors agreed Monday to work together with Libya to help implement a new accord to better patrol Libya's coasts and stop smugglers from setting off with their human cargo.
March 20, 2017 The Latest: Hungary military opens base to stop migrants The Latest on migration to Europe (all times local): 11:55 a.m.
March 20, 2017 Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet for reconciliation talks Egyptian and Palestinian leaders are holding talks in Cairo in what Egyptian media reports are branding a "reconciliation" meeting.
March 19, 2017 Ship hijacked and then freed by Somali pirates, at safe port The captain of the crew of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that was hijacked and then released by Somali pirates said he feels like he was "dead and born," after the ship reached a port in northern Somalia.
March 19, 2017 Egypt's el-Sissi to meet Trump in Washington early April Egypt's leading state-owned newspaper says President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington next month.