March 17, 2017 African Union force in Somalia needs troop surge, chief says The head of the African Union mission in Somalia is seeking a surge in troops to help the country's security forces control areas won back from the extremist group al-Shabab.
March 17, 2017 Japan to end 5-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan The Japanese government has decided to end its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after five years.
March 17, 2017 Archeologists in Egypt discover massive statue in Cairo slum Archeologists in Egypt have discovered a massive statue in a Cairo slum that may be of pharaoh Ramses II, one of the country's most famous ancient rulers.
March 17, 2017 Congo court sentences 9 rebels to death over killings A Congolese court has sentenced nine rebels to death and acquitted two others as the government seeks to hold a rebel group accountable for attacks that have killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo since October 2014.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: German upper house rejects migrant law The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 3:25 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Nigeria says president returns after weeks on medical leave Nigeria says President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after a medical leave of a month and a half that raised questions about his health.
March 17, 2017 South African taxi drivers hold airport protest against Uber South African taxi drivers have blocked roads around Johannesburg's main international airport to protest against ride-hailing company Uber.
March 17, 2017 Mali-based extremists claim deadly attack on military base Mauritania's state-run news agency says a newly formed extremist group has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack on a Mali military base that killed at least 17 soldiers.
March 17, 2017 In Zimbabwe, grave of Cecil Rhodes draws tourists, debate The remains of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes lie under a slab of stone atop a granite hill in Zimbabwe, largely unscathed by political ferment over a man whose colonial legacy rankles many in Africa nearly a century after his death.