February 23, 2017 Gambia's new president set for inauguration Gambia's new president is set to be inaugurated today as this tiny West African nation celebrates wider freedoms after a tense political standoff with its former leader.
February 20, 2017 ISIS Egypt affiliate: Christians are our 'favorite prey' An Islamic State affiliate released a video Monday vowing that Egyptian Christians are their "favorite prey," showing images of a suicide bomber who killed nearly 30 people inside a packed Cairo church in December.
February 19, 2017 Death toll in Somalia marketplace blast rises to 34 The death toll from a car bomb at a marketplace in Somalia's capital has risen to 34 with 52 injured, said a police officer.
February 18, 2017 Ex-Guantanamo detainee yearns to return to his cell A man who was a Guantanamo prisoner for eight years wants to return to his cell at the U.S. detention facility in Cuba, it was reported Saturday.
February 18, 2017 Another South Sudan official resigns, alleging graft, bias A senior officer in South Sudan's army has resigned alleging corruption and a military fractured along ethnic lines.
February 18, 2017 Congo investigates video showing soldiers shooting militia Congo's government says it is investigating a video that shows uniformed soldiers shooting at apparent militia members armed with sticks.
February 18, 2017 Spain rescues 112 migrants off Libyan coast, 36 more at sea Spain's defense ministry says one of its naval ships has rescued 112 migrants off the coast of Libya.
February 18, 2017 Uganda seizes ton of ivory, arrests 2 West African suspects Ugandan authorities have seized a ton of illegal ivory and arrested three West Africans they believe were plotting to ship it abroad.
February 18, 2017 Kenya arrests 2 suspected IS recruits deported from Turkey Kenyan police officials say they have arrested two Kenyans who were deported from Turkey on suspicion of training with the Islamic State organization in neighboring Syria.
February 18, 2017 140 Somali refugees settled in US after court suspends ban Fellow refugees say at least 140 Somalis have been settled in the United States after being blocked for days by President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries.