Yemen's internationally recognised government signed a Saudi-brokered power-sharing deal with southern separatists Tuesday aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the country's civil war.  Unrest in the south, which saw secessionist forces seize control of Yemen's interim capital...

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Monday his government was working towards bringing peace to war-torn Darfur as he met hundreds of victims of the conflict who demanded swift justice. Hamdok's one-day visit was his first as prime minister to the devastated region, where a conflict...

Egyptian security forces have killed 83 suspected Islamist militants in operations in central and North Sinai over the past month, the military said Monday. It did not name the militants or their affiliation. The military also said forces detained 61 criminal suspects and found and...

Five candidates will run in Algeria's presidential election next month, including two former prime ministers, the head of the election authority said on Saturday, amid mass protests rejecting the vote.  The authorities have repeatedly said the Dec. 12 vote would be the only way to get...