Africa
Over 100 al-Shabaab terrorists killed in Somalia military operation
MOGADISHU, Somalia Over 100 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in an operation by the Somali military, a security official said Monday....
Read more
Qatari official says draft peace deal shared with DR Congo, M23 rebels: Report
NAIROBI Qatar has shared a draft peace agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group...
Read more
DR Congo-M23 peace plan: Will a political solution take hold?
Achieving total peace will be a challenge because there are multiple actors involved, all of them with divergent interests, warns...
Read more
UNESCO recognises Sango Festival as world heritage
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has formally recognised the Sango Festival as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
Read more
Mali says 2 army generals, French national arrested over alleged coup attempt
KIGALI, Rwanda Mali’s military government said Thursday that security forces foiled an attempt to “destabilize government institutions” by elements of...
Read more
African leaders endorse peace process to end conflict in eastern DR Congo
LUSAKA, Zambia African leaders have endorsed a peace process to resolve the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with...
Read more
Vaccination, funding gaps remain challenge to fight against mpox in Africa: WHO
KIGALI, Rwanda Limited access to vaccines and funding gaps are the challenges hampering the fight against mpox in Africa, an...
Read more
Nigerian govt tells Canada to retract court verdict labelling Tinubu, Obasanjo, Buhari, other APC, PDP members terrorists
The federal government, on Friday, warned Canadian authorities to retract a court verdict labelling Nigerian political parties and, by extension,...
Read more
UN Security Council rejects announcement of parallel government by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces
NEW YORK The UN Security Council rejected the announcement by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of a parallel governing...
Read more
Sudan’s army chief vows to defeat paramilitary RSF, rules out any reconciliation
KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday pledged to defeat the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ruling...
Read more
