Algeria closes airspace to UAE after cutting diplomatic ties

The Algerian defence ministry said the airspace ban would go into effect Friday, with the exception of commercial flights to and from Algiers airport

Fire in DR Congo school kills at least 20 children in rebel-held city

The fire is said to have started from a nearby building before spreading to the two schools.

New US shipment of military equipment arrives in Nigeria

A US military cargo plane carrying the military equipment offloaded over the weekend as part of a military sales arrangement between Washington and Abuja.