March 17, 2017 Sculpture marking terror attacks goes up in Brussels near EU An artist has installed a memorial metal sculpture near the European Union headquarters to mark the recent terror attacks in Europe and Africa and will unveil it on the first anniversary of the March 22 Brussels attacks.
March 17, 2017 Aid workers detained as South Sudan military accuses rebels The aid group Samaritan's Purse says some of its South Sudanese staffers have been detained by uniformed officials but no ransom has been demanded.
March 17, 2017 Second part of ancient Egyptian statue lifted from site The three-ton torso of a massive statue that may be of one of Egypt's most famous pharaohs has been lifted from mud and groundwater where it was recently discovered in a Cairo suburb.
March 17, 2017 Egypt pardons 203 people jailed for illegal protests Egypt's president has pardoned 203 people convicted and jailed for their participation in illegal protests.
March 17, 2017 Kenya governor says police blocking him from Kenyatta event The governor of Kenya's second largest city says paramilitary police have surrounded his home and office to prevent him from attending a presidential event and answering accusations of corruption.
March 17, 2017 Rwanda says gunmen flee to Burundi after killing 2 Rwanda's military says two Rwandan civilians were killed Sunday in an attack allegedly carried out by gunmen who later fled into neighboring Burundi.
March 17, 2017 Ex-Guinea military head extradited over stadium massacre The lawyer of a former Guinean military leader arrested in Senegal in connection with a 2009 stadium massacre that killed more than 150 people says he has been extradited to Guinea.
March 17, 2017 Nigerian police say 35 killed when truck loses control Police say 35 people are dead after a truck lost control on a Nigerian highway.
March 17, 2017 Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers who have killed record numbers in the past decade.
March 17, 2017 15 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide Officials and residents say 15 people have been killed in a landslide at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, and several dozen people are missing.