Africa
Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
By Feisal Omar Reuters Forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope ...Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, eight sources said ...Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for ‘humanitarian reasons’
The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, the group ...Congo’s displaced fear violence, rape if they return home
Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at ...Kenya’s violence epidemic: women train to fight back
By Sonia Rao Reuters From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a short-term rental apartment to the Olympic runner set ...Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation
By Arlette Bashizi, Djaffar Al-Katanty, Yassin Kombi and Stanis Bujakera Reuters Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday, ...Islamist militants kill at least 20 Nigerian troops
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, after attacking an army base ...Sudanese army claims major victory in Khartoum; RSF disputes
The Sudanese army has broken a siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of its command centre in central Khartoum, the army ...Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
By Sonia Rolley Reuters Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the ...Death toll in South Africa’s mine siege rises to 78
South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ...
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