March 17, 2017 Gambia investigators exhume remains of opposition activist Police in Gambia say investigators have exhumed the remains of an opposition activist whose death last year sparked a series of protests that were once rare in the West African country.
March 17, 2017 South Sudan genocide risk 'considerably diminished:' UN head The United Nations secretary-general says the risk of genocide in South Sudan has "considerably diminished" though much fighting there continues.
March 17, 2017 South African police probe heist at Johannesburg airport South African police are investigating an armed robbery at the main international airport in Johannesburg.
March 17, 2017 Libya's eastern parliament calls for elections next year Egypt's eastern-based parliament has called for elections to be held early next year, after it backed out of a United Nations brokered peace deal with rival authorities in the capital, Tripoli.
March 17, 2017 Cyclone Enawo kills at least 3 in Madagascar; 500 homeless Officials in Madagascar say a cyclone that made landfall in the northeast of the country has killed at least three people, left nearly 500 people homeless and damaged schools and other buildings.
March 17, 2017 UN: South Africa's ICC withdrawal revoked after court ruling The United Nations secretary-general says South Africa's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court has been revoked.
March 17, 2017 Mayor of Senegal's capital charged with embezzlement Lawyers say the mayor of Senegal's capital is charged with embezzling public funds.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Iran to stop visas for Americans after new ban The Latest developments on President Donald Trump's new travel ban and the reaction from around the world (all times local): 12:45 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Report: African women ahead as lawmakers, but face violence A report on women's rights in Africa praises significant progress including female participation in many African legislatures outpacing Britain and the United States.
March 17, 2017 Libya's eastern parliament quits UN peace deal with Tripoli Libya's eastern parliament has voted to withdraw its support for a United Nations peace deal and Government of National Accord, stoking concerns that recent violence in the fractured country could escalate.