Benin’s president seeks re-election after violent protests
<p>COTONOU, Benin — Benin's voters cast ballots Sunday in a presidential election that has been marred by violent demonstrations as incumbent leader Patrice Talon...
Egypt prosecutors find gross negligence behind train crash
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian prosecutors said Sunday they found that gross negligence by railway employees was behind a deadly train crash that caused public outcry...
Egypt: Ex-student given 8 more years in #MeToo case
<p>CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Sunday convicted a former student at an elite university of attempted rape and drug possession, sentencing him to...
Chadian president seeks 6th term after 30 years in power
<p>N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno is seeking to extend his three-decade long rule, running for a sixth time in this oil-producing...
Explosions in two Somalia cities kill at least 5
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a cafe in Somalia's city of Baidoa on Saturday, killing at least four people...
Aid group says detained migrant killed, 2 injured in Libya
<p>CAIRO — A shooting in a detention center for migrants in Libya's capital left one migrant dead and two others injured, an international charity...
Egypt, Tunisia discuss Libya, Ethiopia’s disputed dam
CAIRO — Egypt’s president met Saturday his Tunisian counterpart in Cairo, where they discussed neighboring Libya, and a massive dam Ethiopia is building over...
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city
<p>CAIRO — Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.</p>
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Explosions in two Somalia cities kill at least 5
<p>MOGADISHU, Somalia — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a cafe in Somalia's city of Baidoa on Saturday, killing at least four people...
Egypt, Tunisia discuss Libya, Ethiopia’s disputed dam
<p>CAIRO — Egypt’s president met Saturday his Tunisian counterpart in Cairo, where they discussed neighboring Libya, and a massive dam Ethiopia is building over...