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.
Africa
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.
Sexual violence on staggering scale in Sudan civil war: UN
Rape is widespread in Sudan鈥檚 civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a 鈥榮taggering鈥� scale.
WFP calls for full access to Sudan amid looming famine
The World Food Programme has called on the warring parties in Sudan鈥檚 conflict to grant full access to the agency as the countries faces the imminent threat of famine...
40 killed in attack on army in Chad
An attack by jihadist group Boko Haram on the Chadian army killed around 40 people overnight near the Nigerian border, the government and local sources said Monday...
Ghana minister new C鈥檞ealth secy general
The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana鈥檚 foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation at a rancorous summit in...
50 killed in Sudan paramilitary attack: activists
A network of activists in central Sudan said that at least 50 people were killed in a single attack on Friday by the Rapid Support Forces, who have besieged and raided entire villages in al-Jazira state...
Activists say over 50 killed in two days of Sudan battles
Local activists in central Sudan have reported over 50 people killed since clashes erupted in Al-Jazira state on Sunday after a paramilitary commander defected to the army.