Gunmen have killed two Egyptian troops and injured another in a drive-by shooting on a military base near Nile Delta, a security official has said.

Germany's main carrier Lufthansa is to end direct flights to Sudan because of economic reasons, media reports say.

Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, have once again taken to the streets across the country calling for the downfall of the army-backed government.

Egypt’s army has rejected an article in the country’s new constitution, which bans military trials for civilians, Press TV reports.

Clashes between the Nigerian army and Boko Haram militants have claimed the lives of at least two Nigerian security forces and five gunmen, an official report says.

Egypt’s foreign minister says Cairo will be expanding cooperation with Russia amid a diplomatic row with Washington.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda says the country will sign a peace deal on Monday with the March 23 movement (M23) rebel group.

A high-ranking official at Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, says the company is preparing for talks with Egypt to supply the North African country with modern weaponry.

Amnesty International has accused major oil companies, including Shell Petroleum, of making false claims on Niger oil spills that caused an appalling environmental impact on the region.

Clashes between the supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi have left two people dead in Cairo, state news agency MENA reports.

The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that 20 percent of the population in the Central African Republic is at the risk of hunger and starvation due to meager harvests and unending violence.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy says the country will hold presidential elections in early summer, after parliamentary polls in February or March.

Egyptian security forces have detained Muslim Brotherhood leading member Mohsen Abu Zaid amid heightened crackdown on the movement.

Heavily armed gunmen of two rival militias have clashed in the Libyan capital Tripoli for hours, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others.

The family of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has visited him in the prison in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.

Egyptian security forces have arrested the Cairo bureau chief for Iran’s al-Alam Arabic-language news channel after storming his house.

The Nigerian Senate has approved a request by the country's president to extend emergency rule in the restive northeast for another six months.

Amnesty International says Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell has repeatedly manipulated investigations into the cause of oil spills in Nigeria to avoid liability.

The commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has surrendered to Ugandan authorities, along with hundreds of his men.

Egyptian objections are delaying formation of a committee to implement expert recommendations on an Ethiopian dam project, which Cairo fears could diminish its water supply, Ethiopia's water minister said Tuesday.Nile