Africa
Up to 400,000 in Sudan may need food aid due to El Nino: WFP
Some 400,000 people in Sudan could need food aid because of poor rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a UN ...World leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task ...Tripoli govt demands PM-designate Sarraj leave Libya capital
Libya\'s unrecognised authorities in control of Tripoli on Wednesday demanded that the head of a UN-backed unity government Fayez al-Sarraj leave just ...Nigeria indicts 300 firms over fake contracts
Nigeria has indicted over 300 companies and prominent individuals, including serving and retired military officers, for defrauding the country of millions of ...Congo President Sassou Nguesso extends 32 years in power
Congo strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso was on Thursday declared the winner of presidential elections, extending his 32 years in power in a ...Niger votes in presidential run-off despite boycott
Voters in Niger cast ballots in the country\'s first-ever presidential run-off Sunday, with incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou on track for a second five-year ...Kenya army says killed 21 Shebab in Somalia firefight
In January, the Al Qaeda-aligned Shebab overran a Kenyan military camp in El-Adde manned by up to 200 soldiers, killing a large ...Morocco asks U.N. to pull 84 staff out of Western Sahara mission
Morocco has asked the U.N. to withdraw 84 international staff from its Western Sahara mission after U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon made "unacceptable" ...At least 16 dead as gunmen storm Ivory Coast beach resort
Heavily-armed gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the Ivory Coast resort of Grand-Bassam on Sunday, killing at 16 people and leaving ...UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution that calls for the repatriation of entire peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations ...