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March 16, 2017

Eastern Libya forces strike from air, aim to retake oil site

Libyan armed forces based in the east have launched more airstrikes against militias that seized oil terminals a day earlier, saying forces from the country's rival west were declaring war against them.

March 16, 2017

Wanted: Female candidates for Algeria's parliament quota

Algerian law requires the next parliament to be made up of 30 percent women — but political parties across the spectrum have struggled to come up with enough female candidates to fill the quota.

March 16, 2017

Deadly floods hit southern Zimbabwe, destroying many homes

Floods in Zimbabwe have killed nearly 250 people since December in regions that were recently suffering from drought.

March 16, 2017

Famine-hit South Sudan sharply raises foreigners' work fees

South Sudan has sharply increased the cost required for foreigners to work in the country — from roughly $100 to up to $10,000 — just days after famine was declared there.

March 16, 2017

Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

Somalia's prime minister says 110 people have died from hunger in the past 48 hours in a single region as a severe drought threatens millions of people.

March 16, 2017

Nigeria charges Shell, Eni with corruption in oil bloc sale

Nigeria has filed criminal charges of corruption against oil multinationals Royal Dutch Shell and Eni over the $1.1 billion sale of one of Africa's richest oil blocs.

March 16, 2017

UN report shows North Korea using Africa to slip sanctions

A confidential report says North Korean weapons barred by United Nations sanctions ended up in the hands of U.N.

March 16, 2017

Ethiopia opposition leader charged with inciting unrest

A prominent Ethiopian politician arrested after meeting European lawmakers last year has pleaded not guilty to inciting unrest in a country that remains under a state of emergency after anti-government protests.

March 16, 2017

Nigeria wants Shell to open major pipeline but attack feared

Nigeria wants Royal Dutch Shell to reopen one of its main pipelines but the oil multinational is resisting, analysts say, for fear it could once again be bombed by militants.

March 16, 2017

Desperate herders lose animals, hope amid drought in Kenya

Loko Kalicha Junno says she trekked for a week to save her 10 cattle from dying of thirst and hunger.