Gambia announces mpox outbreak
The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on Tuesday with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections...
Africa
DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country鈥檚 mineral-rich but conflict-torn east...
鈥楤andit鈥� gang kills 9 Nigerian farmers
A criminal gang killed nine farmers on Friday in Nigeria鈥檚 Zamfara state, the epicentre of the country鈥檚 violent cattle rustling and kidnapping crisis, an official and two residents said...
Hundreds rally against government corruption in Liberia
Hundreds of Liberians took to the streets on Thursday, angry over perceived corruption in president Joseph Boakai鈥檚 government and democratic backsliding in the west African country, an AFP journalist saw.
France hands over last military bases in Senegal
France handed back its last two military bases in Senegal聽on Thursday, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.
Gunmen kill 27 in central Nigeria
Gunmen killed 27 people in north-central Nigeria鈥檚 Plateau state, in the latest bout of violence in the restive region, local sources said on Tuesday.
Paramilitary attack kills 48 in central Sudan village
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 48 civilians in an attack on a village in the centre of the war-torn country, a monitoring group reported Monday.
Cameroon president will seek eighth term
Cameroon鈥檚 president Paul Biya said Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October鈥檚 elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power.
Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandate
Mali鈥檚 junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable 鈥榓s many times as necessary鈥� and without election, in a law made public Thursday.
Kenya鈥檚 president warns against bid to 鈥榦verthrow鈥� govt by protests
Kenyan president William Ruto warned Wednesday against attempts to 鈥榦verthrow鈥� the government through 鈥榰nconstitutional means鈥� and ordered police to shoot violent protesters in the leg, days after 31 people were killed in nationwide anti-government demonstrations...
South Sudan says US deportees under govt care
War-torn South Sudan has said it is looking after a group of eight criminal migrants controversially deported from the United States...
UN troubled by Kenya protest killings
The United Nations on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the deaths of at least 10 people in Kenya where police and protesters clashed during anti-government demonstrations the previous day...
Nairobi tense as Kenya marks democracy uprising
Kenya marked its fight for democracy on Monday, with police blocking main roads in Nairobi ahead of potential protests, after last month鈥檚 demonstrations descended into violent clashes...
Three Indians kidnapped in Mali
Three Indians working in Mali were kidnapped from a cement factory during a spate of militant attacks this week in the troubled west African nation, New Delhi鈥檚 foreign ministry said...
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacks
People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian...