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...
Africa
Serbian police dismantle anti-govt protesters鈥� barricades
Serbian police said on Monday they had cleared barricades that anti-government protesters had set up at the weekend, after clashes between officers and demonstrators demanding early elections...
19 dead in Kenya protests
The death toll from protests in Kenya to mark the anniversary of a massive crackdown on anti-tax demonstrations has risen to 19, with another 15 people missing, the national human-rights commission said Friday...
29 students taking high school exams killed in CAR stampede
Twenty-nine students taking their high school exams in the Central African Republic died in a stampede sparked by an exploding power transformer, the health ministry said Thursday...
Businesses destroyed after Kenya protests
At least 16 people died in the previous day鈥檚 protests across Kenya, Amnesty International said on Thursday, as businesses and residents were left to clean up the devastation in聽the capital and beyond...
Two killed as Kenyan anniv protests turn violent
Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with two killed and running battles between protesters and police, who flooded Nairobi鈥檚 streets with tear gas and sealed off government buildings with barbed wire...
Nigerian gangs kill 20 soldiers
Criminal gangs in central Nigeria earlier this week killed at least 20 soldiers in a raid on a military base, security sources told AFP on Wednesday...
Nigeria receives over 100 looted artifacts from Netherlands
The Netherlands on Saturday officially handed back to Nigeria 119 precious ancient sculptures, stolen from the former kingdom of Benin more than 120 years ago during the colonial era.
Suicide blast kills 20 in Nigeria
A suicide attack in Nigeria鈥檚 Borno state by a woman allegedly acting for Boko Haram killed at least 20 anti-jihadist fighters, militia members told AFP on Saturday.
Sudan refugees stranded as IOM suspends transport
The United Nations migration agency warned Friday that critical funding shortfalls have forced it to 鈥榯emporarily suspend鈥� a vital transport link in South Sudan, stranding people fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan.
60 migrants feared dead after Libya shipwrecks
At least 60 migrants are feared dead after a pair of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya over the past week, according to the International Organisation for Migration...
100 killed by gunmen in north-central Nigeria: rights group
At least 100 people have been killed in a gun attack on a village in Nigeria 鈥榮 north-central Benue state, Amnesty International Nigeria said Saturday...
4 million flee Sudan since start of war
More than four million people have fled Sudan since the start of the conflict in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, calling the figure a 鈥榙evastating milestone鈥�.
Nigeria flood death toll rises to 151
Flash flooding earlier this week in central Nigeria killed more than 150 people, a local disaster response spokesperson told AFP on Saturday, while displacing 3,000, levelling more than 250 homes and washing away two bridges.
Death toll in central Nigeria flood rises to 88
The death toll in central Nigeria flash floods has risen to at least 88 after rescuers recovered more bodies, an emergency services official said on Friday.