Africa
UN calls for aid to feed 320,000 refugees in Tanzania
The United Nations World Food Program says it has reduced food rations for 320,000 refugees living in northwest Tanzania as a result ...Nearly 500 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides
Rescue workers have unearthed 499 dead bodies since last week\'s devastating landslide near the Sierra Leone capital Freetown, the city\'s chief coroner ...At least 312 dead in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding
At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless on Monday when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone\'s capital of ...Suspected jihadists kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso\'s capital overnight, ...Four dead in Kenya as tensions soar over disputed poll
Four people were killed Wednesday in election-related violence in Kenya, where the opposition claimed massive rigging in a vote that President Uhuru ...South Sudan marks another year of freedom without peace
South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the world\'s newest nation reels ...Congo requests financial support from donors amid economic crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo\'s government has formally requested financial support from international donors as it confronts a worsening economic crisis, a letter ...ICC says South Africa should have arrested al-Bashir
War crimes judges ruled Thursday that South Africa flouted its duties to the International Criminal Court in 2015 by failing to arrest ...Mali relaunches beleaguered peace process
Mali\'s government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its implementation after several ...Shabaab restaurant assault leaves 18 dead in Mogadishu
A suicide car bombing and armed assault by six Shabaab militants on two neighbouring restaurants in Somalia\'s capital Mogadishu ended Thursday morning ...




