Africa
DR Congo government says 129 killed in attempted prison break
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in ...Sudan’s rains spread wartime suffering across the country
By Eltayeb Siddig Reuters Since floods swept away their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family have survived by drinking ...Suspected jihadists kill hundreds in Burkina Faso attack
By Sofia Christensen Reuters Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they ...Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement
By El Tayeb Siddig Reuters For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left ...Aid trucks trickle into Darfur as army pauses delivery ban
A fraction of available aid has passed through the Adre border crossing from Chad into Sudan’s hunger-ravaged Darfur region this week following a move ...Death toll from Uganda garbage landslide climbs to 35
The number of people killed when a mountain of garbage collapsed in Uganda’s capital last week has risen to 35, 12 of ...WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
By Bhanvi Satija and Jennifer Rigby Reuters The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the ...Tens of thousands in Sudan risk death if world does not step up response, says ...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged countries to step up their donations in response to the world’s largest displacement crisis in ...DRC says it is in talks with Zambia to quickly reopen closed border
Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday it had begun talks with Zambia a day after its southern African neighbour sealed their ...Kenya police use tear gas to clear pockets of protesters in Nairobi
By Nelson Aruya Reuters Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital Nairobi on ...