January 5, 2017 No charges in inquiry of child sex abuse by French troops The Paris prosecutor's office says an investigation into alleged child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic has ended without charges.
January 5, 2017 Nigeria finds Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 Nigeria's military says soldiers have found one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram nearly three years ago wandering in the bush near the Islamic extremist group's forest stronghold.
January 5, 2017 Timeline: Nigeria's Chibok girls, kidnapped by Boko Haram It has been nearly three years since Boko Haram extremists abducted almost 300 Chibok schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, shocking the world.
January 5, 2017 Seeking cash, Zimbabwe sells 35 elephants to China Zimbabwe's wildlife agency said Thursday it has sold 35 elephants to China to ease overpopulation and raise funds for conservation, amid criticism from animal welfare activists that such sales are unethical.
January 5, 2017 Death threats as Gambia situation worsens, rights groups say Human rights groups say the situation in Gambia is worsening as political opponents are detained by authorities and some receive death threats.
January 5, 2017 Armed men shoot dead Red Cross employee in northern Mali Officials say a Malian employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross has been killed.
January 5, 2017 Uganda opposition members ask ICC to investigate killings A group of opposition members in Uganda's parliament has petitioned the International Criminal Court to investigate the killing of dozens of people in clashes between a traditional king's guards and security forces in November.
January 5, 2017 South Africa wildfires strike wine region, Table Mountain Authorities say wildfires raging in South Africa's wine region have destroyed part of one of the country's oldest estates, while some slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain burned.
January 5, 2017 Activist behind Egypt's 2011 uprising released from prison A leading Egyptian activist behind the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison after serving a three-year sentence for violating a ban on unauthorized protests.
January 5, 2017 Egypt says 3 more suspects arrested over Cairo church attack Egypt's interior ministry says three more suspects have been arrested for alleged involvement in a suicide bombing at a Cairo church last month that killed 27 people.