Egyptian voters began to cast ballot on Saturday in a referendum on constitutional amendments which may allow incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030.   Footages broadcast by Egyptian television showed al-Sisi casting ballots east the capital Cairo on...

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed "ongoing counterterrorism efforts" and the need to end hostilities with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar during a telephone call earlier this week, the White House said Friday.  The call Monday comes amid a simmering conflict in the North African...

Oxfam warned Thursday that war-torn Yemen risks a "massive resurgence" of cholera, with around 195,000 suspected cases of the disease recorded so far this year. "Fears that the world's worst cholera outbreak could be set for a massive resurgence are growing," the relief organization said....

The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) on Friday vowed to name members of a civilian “Presidential Council” tasked with running the nation’s affairs after last week’s ouster of President Omar al-Bashir. On April 11, the army ousted al-Bashir following months of popular...