January 2, 2017 Libyan presidential council member resigns, citing failure A prominent member of the presidential council of Libya's U.N.-backed government in Tripoli has resigned.
January 2, 2017 Son of Equatorial Guinea's president facing trial in France The son of Equatorial Guinea's president is going on trial in France for corruption, money laundering and embezzlement after a years-long investigation.
January 2, 2017 Egypt arrests 12 protesting transfer of islands to Saudis Egyptian police have arrested 12 people at a protest against the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
January 2, 2017 Gambia opposition warns ousted ruler against 'rebel' moves Gambia's political opposition says long-time ruler Yahya Jammeh could be considered a rebel leader if he takes up arms and doesn't step down later this month.
January 2, 2017 Cologne police boss regrets New Year tweet on North Africans Cologne's police chief says he regrets his force's use of the term "Nafris" to describe North Africans in a New Year's Eve tweet, but dismissed suggestions it engaged in racial profiling.
January 2, 2017 Suicide car bomber outside Mogadishu airport kills 3: Police A Somali police officer says a suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Mogadishu's international airport, killing at least three people.
January 2, 2017 At least 3 killed after suicide bomber attacks checkpoint near Somalia international airport A Somali police officer says a suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Mogadishu's international airport, killing at least three people.
January 2, 2017 Ban Ki-moon buoyed by climate accord but laments conflicts Ban Ki-moon ends 10 years at the helm of the United Nations lamenting the "fires still burning" from Syria to South Sudan but buoyed by a global agreement to combat climate change and new U.N.
January 2, 2017 Pre-teen Nigeria bomber detonates early, second bomber lynched One person was seriously hurt when a pre-teen suicide bomber detonated her explosives early during an attack in Nigeria on Saturday, and an angry crowd captured another female bomber and lynched her, AFP reported.
January 1, 2017 Cologne police chief rejects claims of 'racial profiling' after 100s of 'African' men detained Police in Cologne say they've detained hundreds of men "seemingly of African descent" as part of operations to prevent a repeat of the attacks seen in the German city a year ago.