March 16, 2017 Russia hosts leader of UN-backed Libyan government Russia is hosting the head of Libya's U.N.-backed government, part of efforts to expand its clout in the fractured country.
March 16, 2017 South African rescuers look for boy who fell into mine shaft Rescue teams in South Africa have asked the military to help find a 5-year-old boy who fell into a disused mine shaft last weekend.
March 16, 2017 Sudan appoints prime minister for first time since 1989 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has appointed a prime minister for the first time since the 1989 coup that brought him to power.
March 16, 2017 Kenya police say gunmen kidnap 3 teachers at refugee camp Kenya police say gunmen have kidnapped three Kenyan teachers at Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya, which hosts more than 200,000 Somali refugees.
March 16, 2017 Ethiopia marks victory over Italian forces that kept it free Ethiopia is celebrating Adwa Victory Day, marking a battle that helped to ensure that the country was never colonized.
March 16, 2017 'I'm always hungry:' South Sudanese face war, now famine "This is the first time I've come to get food," says Myakong Mar. "I wasn't sure if I was going to get killed along the way." Having emerged from South Sudan's swamps after months in hiding, the 42-year-old mother of four sifts her frail fingers through the grains of sorghum.
March 16, 2017 Africa telecom giant MTN reports 1st annual losses in years Africa's giant telecommunications group MTN is announcing full-year losses for 2016 driven by a $1.1 billion Nigerian fine and damaging foreign exchange rates.
March 16, 2017 The Latest: Greece searches for boat with up to 80 on board The Latest on Europe's response to the large numbers of migrants seeking asylum and jobs on the continent: (all times local): 10:45 p.m.
March 16, 2017 Ethiopia says planned attack on giant dam project thwarted Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an Eritrea-backed group on its massive dam project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.