There was no end in sight Tuesday to Tunisia's months-long political crisis after ruling Islamists and the opposition failed to agree on aTunisian independent premier following two missed deadlines.

African branch of al-Qaeda claimed on Wednesday responsibility for killing two French journalists in Mali.

A Libyan officer was killed in a car bombing in the eastern city of Benghazi Wednesday three days after a colleague died in the same way.

An Egyptian soldier was killed by a sniper shooting in the lawless Sinai Peninsula where the army has been waging a relentless campaign to root out extremist militants.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has lost an appeal against a court decision to ban the group and seize its assets.

Rebels of the March 23 movement (M23) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have announced an end to their revolt.

Reporters Without Borders has condemned Egypt for its arrest and military trials of journalists and the suspension of a popular TV critical of the country’s military rulers.

The Nigerian army says it has killed seven suspected Boko Haram militants during an operation in the Bama area of the northeastern Borno State.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama is to leave for a three-day visit to India, the Indian External Affairs Ministry says.

Heavy shooting from guns and anti-aircraft weapons has been heard in the eastern part of the Libyan capital Tripoli, reports say.

At least 40 people have been killed in two separate attacks by members of the militant group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since last week, a government official says.

Clashes have broken out between the supporters and opponents of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, in the capital Cairo on the first day of the former leader's trial.

Tunisian political parties have once again failed to reach an agreement on appointing a new prime minister to replace outgoing Prime Minister Ali Larayedh.

An Egyptian judge has adjourned the trial of the country's first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi, as his supporters protested outside the courthouse.

Protesters supporting Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi have gathered outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital, Cairo, in protest at his planned trial.

The Netherlands has announced that it will send 380 soldiers and four Apache attack helicopters to the war-torn Mali as part of a UN-led peacekeeping mission.

Egyptian forces have tightened security across the country, arresting four Muslim Brotherhood members in north of the capital, Cairo.

The Congolese army has called on the Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender and save their lives.

An Egyptian journalist says Egypt’s army and those in the military have always had the country’s media under their control.

Amid tangible progress in peace talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda has called for an end to nearly 20 months of conflict between the Congolese army and rebels of the March 23 movement (M23).