February 6, 2017 English vs. French tensions in Cameroon turn deadly Only one high school student out of 4,000 showed up on the first day of Cameroon's new term in Bamenda, the English-speaking city at the heart of a deadly conflict over language in this bilingual West African country.
February 6, 2017 Swiss investigates possible crimes by Gambian ex-minister The Swiss federal prosecutor is investigating possible crimes against humanity involving a former interior minister from Gambia who applied for asylum in Switzerland.
February 6, 2017 Sudanese president accuses Egypt of supporting opponents Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is accusing Egyptian intelligence of supporting Sudan's opposition forces, and vowing to take a border dispute between the two neighbors to the United Nations Security Council if negotiations fail.
February 6, 2017 Liberia leader bars official travel abroad for 60 days Liberia's president has ordered a 60-day moratorium on official overseas travel to curb the depletion of foreign currency reserves.
February 6, 2017 Egypt's foreign reserves reaches 26.4 billion in January Egypt's Central Bank says that the country's foreign reserves have reached $26.4 billion in January, up from $23 billion in November.
February 6, 2017 Chinese navy wraps up visits to 4 Persian Gulf states A Chinese navy task force has wrapped up visits to four Persian Gulf states in the latest sign of the navy's growing presence in the region.
February 5, 2017 Islamic authority rejects Egypt's move to reform divorce Egypt's top Islamic authority has rejected the president's suggestion for legislation that would invalidate the practice of men verbally divorcing their wives.
February 5, 2017 Alleged Louvre attacker's father says son is not a terrorist The father of an Egyptian man accused of attacking French soldiers guarding Paris' Louvre museum says he trusts the French judiciary to find out the truth behind his son's alleged involvement.
February 5, 2017 Report shows appalling treatment of Africa's soccer players Only a tiny minority of African soccer players achieve stardom and the rich rewards that go with it.
February 4, 2017 140 Somali refugees set to leave for US sent back to camp About 140 Somali refugees whose resettlement in the United States this week was stopped by President Donald Trump's executive order have been sent back to their refugee camp instead, one of the refugees said Saturday.