Africa

NAIROBI A Kenyan High Court on Friday barred the media from covering proceedings as eight girls accused of killing 16...

NAIROBI A UNICEF official on Friday called on the UN Security Council to implement an immediate humanitarian truce and halt...

RWANDA The death toll from Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 300 people, health authorities...

KIGALI The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have committed to “de-escalate tensions immediately” in South Kivu province, where fighting...

NAIROBI The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a 21-day quarantine on travelers from Ebola-affected areas in a bid to...

NAIROBI Kenya has signed a $1.2 billion agreement with a Chinese state-owned construction company to expand and modernize the Jomo...

LUSAKA, Zambia Mozambique has completed the repatriation of seven nationals killed in a wave of anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa,...

GENEVA The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday about a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan's Kordofan region, citing an...

KHARTOUM, Sudan More than 215 civilians died at a prison run by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in South...

KENYA As fighting persists, Sudan’s globally important gum arabic industry faces mounting risks from insecurity and illicit trade Many of...