January 10, 2017 Egypt annual urban consumer price inflation highest in years Egypt is seeing a dramatic jump in the country's annual urban consumer price inflation, a stark reflection of the heavy toll inflicted by the government's tough economic measures.
January 10, 2017 Egypt officials: Suicide car bomber hits Sinai security post Egyptian officials say a suicide car bomber has rammed his vehicle into a security checkpoint outside a police building in northern Sinai, killing and wounding several people.
January 10, 2017 UN experts: Rebels, criminals, some army exploit Congo gold Experts monitoring sanctions against Congo say some army officers, rebel groups and criminal networks are still illegally exploiting the country's gold and mineral riches despite government and military bans.
January 9, 2017 Nigeria leader heads delegation to Gambia in election crisis Officials say Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will lead three West African heads of state to Gambia on Wednesday in an effort to persuade its longtime leader to step down.
January 9, 2017 Italy reopening embassy in Libyan capital in sign of faith Italy is reopening its embassy in the Libyan capital after two years of unrest in what the Rome foreign ministry says is a show of support for Libya's stabilization process.
January 9, 2017 Kenyan president signs electoral law amid rigging fears Kenya's president has signed into law an amendment to the electoral law to allow manual voting and counting in elections as a backup, a move the opposition calls a back door to rigging this year's presidential vote.
January 9, 2017 World reacts to death of former Iranian leader Rafsanjani Reactions from around the world to the death of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who suffered a heart attack Sunday at the age of 82.
January 9, 2017 Ethiopia targets opposition who met with European lawmakers Ethiopia says it will not release a leading opposition figure detained under the country's state of emergency after meeting with European lawmakers in Belgium.
January 9, 2017 5 suicide bombers die, kill 3 near Nigeria's Maiduguri city Police say five suicide bombers trying to infiltrate Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri have died in explosions that killed at least three civilians.
January 9, 2017 Merkel pledges national effort to return rejected migrants German Chancellor Angela Merkel is renewing a pledge to make a "national effort" to ensure that failed asylum-seekers return home, while stressing the need to show their home countries "respect." Speeding up deportations and voluntary returns of people whose asylum claims are rejected has gained new urgency following the Dec. 19 truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.