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...
Africa
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...
Sudan war is world鈥檚 worst humanitarian crisis: AU
African Union officials on Tuesday branded Sudan鈥檚 civil war the 鈥榳orst humanitarian crisis in the world鈥� and warned it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished.
Suspected jihadist attack kills 32 in Mali
A suspected jihadist attack on a convoy escorted by Malian soldiers and Russia鈥檚 Wagner mercenaries has killed 32 people in northern Mali, officials said on Saturday.
Trump freezes aid to S. Africa, citing law to 'seize' land
President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg\'s denials.
DRC conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had 鈥榥ever been higher鈥�.
M23 addresses crowds in captured DRC city
Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to 鈥榣iberate all of the Congo鈥� in its first public meeting since seizing the eastern city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters advanced towards another regional capital.