January 26, 2017 Emirati man held on spying charges in Libya found dead A Libyan spokesman says an Emirati national detained since 2015 on spying charges has been found dead after militiamen stormed the detention center where he was being held and killed him.
January 26, 2017 Death toll in Somalia hotel blast rises to 26, police say A Somali police official says the death toll in Wednesday's attack on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 26.
January 26, 2017 Somalia says presidential election is Feb. 8, after delays Somalia's electoral commission says the presidential election will be Feb. 8, after four delays and amid allegations of bribery, fraud and voter intimidation.
January 26, 2017 Burundi: Army major killed as violence persists A military official says an army major has been shot and killed by a colleague in a remote area of Burundi.
January 26, 2017 South Sudan says government, rebel forces clash near Malakal A South Sudan military spokesman says government and rebel forces have clashed near the northern city of Malakal.
January 26, 2017 Sudanese Jews recall long-lost world with nostalgia Lily Ben-David gets emotional when she talks about her childhood in Sudan.
January 25, 2017 Somalia: Gunmen storm hotel in capital after car bomb A Somali police officer says gunmen have fought their way into a hotel in the Somali capital after a suicide car bombing at its gates.
January 25, 2017 Israel issues travel warning on Egypt's uprising anniversary Israel has issued a travel warning for its citizens on visiting Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
January 25, 2017 Gambia's new president to arrive in the country on Thursday An official with Gambia's new government confirms that new President Adama Barrow will arrive in the country on Thursday, a week after he was sworn into office in neighboring Senegal.
January 25, 2017 3 dead as chopper crashes in Central African Republic park A group that runs 10 national wildlife parks in Africa says a helicopter it chartered in Central African Republic has crashed, killing all three people on board.