Africa
HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data
A trial of an experimental HIV vaccine in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa has been stopped early after preliminary data suggested it ...Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter again
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan’s warring parties have faltered again, ...Ethiopia’s Oromiya region accuses OLA rebels of killing ‘many’ people
The government of Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromiya, on Saturday accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group of killing “many civilians” in ...Gunfire breaks out in Guinea-Bissau capital overnight, continues through morning
Gun shots were fired overnight in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau and continued into Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. The circumstances of the shooting ...Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack and nearly 2,000 prisoners escape
By Umaru Fofana Reuters Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday’s attack on a military barracks, a prison ...Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on ...Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on barracks
By Umaru Fofana Reuters Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and attempted to break ...Ethiopia talks with rebel group OLA end without deal
A second round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and a rebel group aimed at ending a decades-old conflict in the country’s ...Bus passengers use rope to pull themselves to safety as floods hit Kenya’s Mombasa
Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on ...Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz Reuters Gains for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across western and southern parts of the country ...