Africa
Sudanese farmers warn of failing harvests as hunger rises
On the fertile clay plains of Sudan’s Gezira Scheme, farmers would have normally started tilling the soil weeks ago before ...Cameroon says soldiers killed nine villagers in “disproportionate” use of force
Cameroon’s government said on Tuesday that a group of soldiers killed nine villagers, including an 18-month-old girl, in a “manifestly ...Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar
Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices ...At least 50 killed in massacre at Catholic church in southwest Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria during mass on Sunday, killing at least 50 people including women and ...Senegal leader says Putin showed readiness to free up Ukrainian grain exports
Senegal’s President Macky Sall said Russia’s Vladimir Putin had told him on Friday he was ready to enable the export ...Uganda and Congo extend joint military operation in east Congo
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday extended a joint military operation launched late last year against Islamist ...Over 500 killed in Mali clashes as military junta loses grip
Over 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March ...Security forces descend on capital as Sudanese protests enter eighth month
Security forces fanned out across a wide swathe of central Khartoum on Thursday, a Reuters reporter witnessed, as police attempted ...Heavy fighting as Congo tries to fend off resurgent M23 rebels
Heavy fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday between the army and M23 rebels, who are waging ...Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh
Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya ...