At least 7 killed in Mali attack
At least seven people were killed Sunday in an attack in central Mali, the local diocese and a civil society organisation told AFP....
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Paramilitary attack kills three in western Sudan
Three civilians have been killed and 20 wounded in a drone attack by paramilitaries in the western Sudanese town of El-Fasher in North Darfur, activists said on Sunday.
Deadly attacks in Darfur shocking: WHO
The World Health Organisation voiced alarm Thursday at recent attacks in Sudan鈥檚 war-ravaged Darfur region, which it said had killed dozens of people and injured many more.
Kenyan police teargas anti-femicide march
Kenyan police tear-gassed a peaceful march against femicide in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining a number of protesters, according to AFP reporters and rights groups...
Somali pirates demand ransom for Chinese vessel
Somali pirates who hijacked a Chinese fishing boat have demanded a ransom payment for the vessel and its 18 crew members, police and local officials said on Saturday...
Ghana鈥檚 ex-president Mahama wins election
Ghana鈥檚 former president John Dramani Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic Party over its management of an economic crisis...
Hundreds in Chad call for French forces to leave
Hundreds of people staged a rally in N鈥橠jamena on Friday to support a Chad government call last week to scrap military cooperation with former colonial power France.
Kenya scraps airport, power deals with India's Adani Group
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday scrapped controversial deals with India\'s embattled Adani Group over Nairobi\'s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and a state-owned electricity service.
40 killed in Sudan attack
A medic on Wednesday said 40 people were killed by gunshot wounds during a paramilitary attack on the Sudanese village of Wad Oshaib in the central state of Al-Jazira...
UN mission hands over last camp to Mali authorities
The former UN mission in Mali on Friday handed over its last camp to the junta-led authorities, who pushed the peacekeepers out of the crisis-racked country last year, an AFP journalist said.
Burundi journalist risks 12-year jail term
A journalist in Burundi is at risk of a 12-year jail term over information she shared in a private WhatsApp group, global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said...
UNSC sanctions two Sudan paramilitary chiefs
The UN Security Council has added two Sudanese paramilitary officers to the list of individuals sanctioned because of their actions in the fighting there, the council鈥檚 British presidency announced.
UN mission in Mali鈥檚 withdrawal complete by mid-Nov
The UN鈥檚 mission in Mali, forced to pull out of the crisis-wracked country last year, will be completely gone by mid-November, the ruling junta said.
Senegal navy intercepts nearly 600 migrants in 10 days
Senegal鈥檚 navy has intercepted nearly 600 irregular migrants in the last 10 days departing from the coast of the West African country, according to posts on its social media account...
11 killed in Mozambique vote protests: HRW
Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.