Africa
Three dead in protests after DR Congo massacre
Three people, including a policeman, were killed Wednesday in clashes in a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a ...Nearly 1mn South Sudan refugees face dire conditions, says UN
Nearly a million refugees fleeing the brutal conflict in South Sudan, most of them women and children, are suffering dire conditions in ...Nineteen killed in clashes in central DRCongo
Nineteen people have been killed in clashes between police and militia in the centre of the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said.Fresh clashes erupt in South Sudan
Fresh clashes have erupted in South Sudan between government forces and former rebels, a month after deadly violence which threatened a fragile ...Sudan rebel groups sign AU-brokered peace roadmap
Prominent Sudanese rebel groups said Tuesday they have signed a roadmap brokered by African Union mediators to end deadly conflicts in Sudan\'s ...Moroccan Olympic boxer held over alleged sex attacks
Brazilian police arrested a Moroccan Olympic boxer on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting two female cleaners in the athletes\' village in Rio ...ANC battered at South Africa local elections
The African National Congress (ANC) reeled from bruising local election results Friday as South African voters drift away from the celebrated party ...UN Security Council weighs trip to Sudan, South Sudan
The UN Security Council is considering a visit this month to Sudan and South Sudan to push for a return to peace ...U.S. warplanes launch bombing campaign on Islamic State in Libya
U.S. planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the U.N.-backed government\'s request to help push the militants from ...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 ...




