80 killed in southern Sudan violence
The United Nations warned on Thursday that two southern Sudan states were 鈥榦n the brink of catastrophe鈥� after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city.
Africa
Congolese protest against EU support of Rwanda
Hundreds of Congolese nationals protested on Tuesday at the EU offices in South Africa to demand sanctions against Rwanda over its support for rebels in the turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
US strikes in Somalia neutralise 鈥榢ey鈥� IS figures
The government of Somalia鈥檚 semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed 鈥榢ey figures鈥� in the Islamic State group.
56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists....
DRC fighting has spawned health emergency: Africa
The head of Africa鈥檚 health agency said the situation in the DRC city of Goma was a 鈥榝ull-scale public health emergency鈥�, warning that the fighting there could fuel major pandemics.
700 people killed in DRC city of Goma since Sunday: UN
At least 700 people have been killed since Sunday in intense fighting in Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥檚 North Kivu province, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
UN decries 鈥榮ummary executions鈥�, rapes amid DRC fighting
The UN on Friday voiced alarm at rampant violence in eastern DR Congo, as the M23 armed group moves pushes deeper into the country, warning of summary executions and widespread rapes.
20 killed in South Sudan plane crash
A plane has crashed in the north of South Sudan killing at least 20 people, Unity state minister for information said on Wednesday...
Gunshots in DRC鈥檚 Goma as protesters attack embassies
Gunshots rang out on Tuesday through parts of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma, where Congolese soldiers have clashed with militia fighters backed by Rwandan troops, while furious protesters attacked embassies in the capital Kinshasa.
Japanese man ends 6,000km Africa rickshaw trek in Cape Town
A 34-year-old Japanese man, Yuji Gump Suzuki, on Sunday arrived in Cape Town to end a more than 6,000-kilometre (3,700-mile) journey from Kenya to South Africa on foot while pulling a rickshaw.
70 killed in attack on western Sudan hospital
An attack on the main hospital in El-Fasher, a besieged town in western Sudan, has killed 70 people and wounded 19 others, the World Health Organisation chief said on Sunday....
27 Nigerian soldiers killed in suicide attack
At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources said on Sunday....
Nine South African peacekeepers killed in DR Congo
Nine South African peacekeepers have been killed in clashes with M23 forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including two from UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
30 killed in drone attack on hospital in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday....
4,00,000 displaced this year in east DRC violence: UN
More than 4,00,000 people have already been displaced this year due to intensifying violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Friday.