January 23, 2017 Egyptian army says militants kill 5 soldiers in Sinai The Egyptian army says jihadi militants have killed five soldiers in the restive Sinai Peninsula, the latest casualties in a yearslong struggle to control the area's northeast.
January 22, 2017 Cameroon helicopter crashes, killing general and 5 others Authorities in Cameroon say a helicopter fighting the Boko Haram insurgency has crashed on the border with Nigeria, killing six people including the commander of this central African nation's troops.
January 22, 2017 Gambia awaits new leader, but exiled one has right to return Gambia's capital is awaiting the arrival of the country's new leader and an era of democracy, hours after the authoritarian ruler flew of 22 years flew into exile with an extraordinary set of assurances from the international community.
January 22, 2017 Hackers claim to take down oil company website over soccer Hackers say they have taken down the website of the French oil company Total over its sponsorship of the ongoing African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in the central African country of Gabon.
January 22, 2017 Italian experts to travel to Egypt to probe student's death Egypt has agreed to Italy's request to send experts to try and retrieve footage from security cameras at a Cairo metro station that a murdered Italian student used the day he disappeared nearly a year ago.
January 22, 2017 Turkish president targets cleric's schools on Africa visit Turkey has courted Africa for more than a decade, boosting trade, opening more than two dozen new embassies and Turkish Airlines routes and dispatching aid to conflict-torn Somalia.
January 21, 2017 New Gambia leader says Jammeh leaving soon for Guinea Gambia's defeated leader Yahya Jammeh is expected to leave soon for Guinea, and the new president said Saturday he plans to return home to take power once the situation is "clear." A visibly tired Adama Barrow told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday that he will enter Gambia once a security sweep has been completed.
January 21, 2017 Italy says its embassy staff is safe after Libya bombing Italy's foreign ministry says the staff at its embassy in Tripoli, Libya, are all safe after a car bombing "in the vicinity of the Italian and Egyptian embassies" in that city.
January 21, 2017 Hackers in Russia claim to shut down African Cup website A group of Russian hackers claimed Saturday to have shut down the website of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament in a protest at organizers holding it in Gabon, where President Ali Bongo Ondimba retained power in disputed and violent elections last year.
January 21, 2017 Nigeria group: 20 die, many missing after pro-Trump rally A Nigerian separatist group says the death toll has risen to 20 after a demonstration in support of U.S. President Donald Trump turned into clashes with police.