Africa
Ugandan army enters South Sudan to evacuate citzens
A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist ...Suspected Islamist recruiter kills four at Kenyan police station
A suspected recruiter for Somalia\'s al Shabaab militant group being held in a west Kenyan police station shot dead at least four ...South Sudan peace deal in tatters as fierce fighting erupts in Juba
Heavy fighting resumed in South Sudan\'s capital Juba on Monday despite international calls for calm after deadly gun battles sent thousands of ...Ceasefire declared after fierce fighting in South Sudan
South Sudan\'s president ordered a ceasefire Monday after a new day of heavy fighting in the capital Juba that sent thousands of ...Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan capital
Thousands fled renewed heavy fighting in South Sudan\'s capital on Sunday as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire in several parts ...150 killed as South Sudan marks independence anniversary
The streets of South Sudan\'s capital were charged with tension on Saturday, the nation\'s fifth independence anniversary, after an outbreak of heavy ...French court jails two Rwandan mayors for life over genocide
In a landmark ruling, a Paris court jailed for life Wednesday two former Rwandan mayors accused of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds ...UN beefs up Mali mission with 2,500 peacekeepers
The UN Security Council on Wednesday decided to send 2,500 extra peacekeepers to Mali, authorizing the force to take "all necessary means" ...69 million children to face early death by 2030
The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young ...Somalia minister among 11 killed in Mogadishu hotel attack
A junior minister was among 11 people killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab militants on a hotel in the Somali capital, ...




