23 killed in north-east DR Congo attack
At least 23 people were killed and about 20 taken hostage this week in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a group linked to Islamic State, local sources told AFP Friday.
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46 killed in Sudan plane crash
Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said on Wednesday...
Somali govt claims 70 Al-Shabaab killed
More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday....
7,000 killed in eastern DRC since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 鈥榤ore than 7,000 compatriots鈥�, many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.
42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks: UN
Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday....
93 bodies found in Libya mass graves: UN
A total of 93 bodies have now been recovered from two mass graves found in Libya during raids on human trafficking networks, the United Nations said Wednesday...
Sudan battle forces 10,000 families out of famine-hit camp: UN
Two days of fighting between Sudanese rivals have forced an estimated 10,000 families to flee a famine-hit displacement camp in the Darfur region, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday...
200 killed in 3-day Sudan paramilitary assault
Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people including women and children in a three-day assault on villages in the country鈥檚 south, a lawyer group monitoring the war said on Tuesday.
UN decries 鈥榮ummary executions鈥� of children by M23 in DRC
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed 鈥榮ummary executions鈥� of children in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.
DRC fighting risks sparking wider regional conflict: UK
The UK government on Sunday warned that a growing offensive by Rwandan-backed fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo risked sparking 鈥榓 wider regional conflict鈥�.
Mauritius police arrest ex-PM in money laundering probe
Police in Mauritius on Sunday arrested the island\'s former prime minister Pravind Jugnauth in a money-laundering probe and seized stacks of cash in raids on fellow suspects\' homes, officials said.
Mali gold mine accident kills at least 48: sources
At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP.
UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥檚 鈥榯erritorial integrity鈥� be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital.
South Africans gather for pro-Trump rally
About a thousand people gathered outside the US embassy in Pretoria on Saturday to show their support for President Donald Trump after he hit out at the 鈥榠njust鈥� treatment of white South Africans.
Cameroon leader turns 92 after nearly half his life in power
Cameroon president Paul Biya, the world鈥檚 oldest head of state, turns 92 years old on Thursday after more than four decades in power but remains tight-lipped on whether he will run for another term in elections this year...