February 16, 2017 Libya requests NATO help to rebuild security institutions NATO's chief says he has received a formal request from conflict-torn Libya to help strengthen its security institutions and that the alliance is looking into exactly what can be done.
February 16, 2017 Nigeria's Eurobond 8 times oversubscribed, shows confidence The London Stock Exchange says Nigeria's $1 billion Eurobond is eight times oversubscribed and demonstrates international confidence despite the oil-producing nation's economic woes.
February 16, 2017 Egypt official: Suspected militants kill Christian in Sinai An Egyptian security chief says suspected Islamic militants have gunned down a Coptic Christian teacher on his way to school in northern Sinai.
February 16, 2017 Uganda deploys troops to train Equatorial Guinea forces A Ugandan military official says Uganda's government has deployed scores of troops to Equatorial Guinea under an agreement to train the West African country's troops.
February 16, 2017 Pro-government tribal leader among dead in US raid in Yemen The main figure killed in last month's U.S. raid in Yemen targeting al-Qaida was a tribal leader who was allied to the country's U.S.- and Saudi-backed president and had been enlisted to fight Yemen's Shiite rebels, according to military officials, tribal figures and relatives.
February 16, 2017 British envoy urges action to prevent Somalia famine deaths Hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia may die or be near death in May if immediate action isn't taken to address the threat of famine, Britain's envoy for the Horn of Africa warned Wednesday.
February 15, 2017 Swedish court upholds life term for Rwandan man for genocide An appellate court in Sweden has upheld a life sentence for a man from Rwanda who faced charges related to his role in the 1994 genocide in the East African country.
February 15, 2017 EU: Migrant deaths in central Mediterranean rise despite aid The chief of the European border and coast guard agency says migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on the Libya-to-Italy smuggling route have increased to a record level despite ever more rescue vessels trying to prevent mass drownings.
February 15, 2017 Egypt extends detention of prominent activist An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of an activist for failing to report to a police station because he had been detained elsewhere.
February 15, 2017 7 Kenya medics union officials freed; strike continues A Kenyan court has released seven doctors who are officials in the medics' union and who were jailed earlier this week for not calling off a strike by doctors working in public institutions.