December 30, 2016 Egypt's government approves transfer of islands to Saudis Egypt's Cabinet has approved the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia despite protests earlier this year and a court ruling that said the transfer was unconstitutional.
December 29, 2016 Italy's premier: no Italian links found for Berlin attacker Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday that there are no indications that the Tunisian fugitive from the Berlin Christmas market attack, who was shot dead near Milan, had any particular contacts in Italy.
December 29, 2016 Lawyer: 3 Nigerian death row inmates secretly executed A human rights lawyer says three convicted criminals have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2003.
December 29, 2016 Flooding leaves 50 dead, up to 20 missing in southern Congo Officials say torrential rains and flooding have left at least 50 people dead in southwestern Congo.
December 29, 2016 Congo opposition figure sentenced to 5 years in prison Authorities in Congo say a key opposition figure has been sentenced to five years in prison amid heightened political tensions in this Central African nation.
December 29, 2016 Nigerian police say they foil plot to bomb Lagos bridge Nigerian police say they have arrested a leader of oil militants along with explosives they say he plotted to use to bomb a bustling bridge in Lagos, the country's commercial hub.
December 28, 2016 Berlin attacker's cell phone provides crucial details of attack, report finds The Berlin Christmas market terrorist circled his target three times and sent pictures and voice messages on a mobile phone up to ten minutes before the Dec. 19 attack, Germany's Focus magazine reported.
December 28, 2016 Fleeing war, South Sudanese create booming camps in Uganda "I don't want to go back," James Issac declared, just minutes after becoming a refugee.
December 27, 2016 Nigeria officials stop free Chibok girls being home for Xmas Families and a lawyer say Nigerian officials prevented kidnapped Chibok girls freed from more than two years of captivity by Boko Haram Islamic extremists from spending Christmas at home with their families.
December 27, 2016 Somali Parliament sworn in amid UN criticism over elections Somalia's chief justice has sworn in 243 new members of parliament amid criticism from the international community over irregularities in their elections.