January 19, 2017 Egypt arrests alleged Islamists ahead of revolt anniversary Egyptian authorities say they have arrested nine alleged Muslim Brotherhood leaders for planning to "disrupt order and security" on the upcoming anniversary of the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
January 19, 2017 Nigerian leader leaves for Britain until Feb. 6 for checkups Nigeria says President Muhammadu Buhari is taking leave for more than two weeks in Britain for medical checkups.
January 19, 2017 Botswana says it does not recognize Gambia's Jammeh African nations have begun stepping away from Gambia's longtime leader, who has refused to accept defeat in a December election.
January 19, 2017 Uganda confirms hundreds of Congolese M23 rebels missing Uganda's government says hundreds of members of a Congolese rebel group have fled a military camp where they had been awaiting amnesty since the signing of a peace deal with Congo's government in 2014.
January 19, 2017 Burundi: Youth wing of the ruling party accused of killings Human Rights Watch says members of the youth league of Burundi's ruling party have tortured and brutally killed scores of people across the country in recent months.
January 19, 2017 Were opportunities for clues from MH370 debris missed? Three nations shelled out around $160 million and years' worth of work on the underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
January 18, 2017 Tourists to be evacuated from Gambia as crisis deepens Special flights are being organized to evacuate British tourists from Gambia where the threat of a military intervention looms.
January 18, 2017 South Africans call for abducted photographer's release South Africans have gathered at a community center to call for the release of a South African freelance photographer who was abducted in Syria.
January 18, 2017 AP Explains: The African leader who refuses to leave The tiny nation of Gambia has West Africa on the brink of a military intervention, and thousands, including cabinet ministers, are fleeing the country.
January 18, 2017 Senegal asks UN to support regional bloc action in Gambia Senegal is circulating a draft U.N.