Africa
Somalia beach attack kills 37 civilians
At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital ...Sudan says it conditionally accepts invitation to U.S.-sponsored peace talks
Sudan’s government conditionally accepted on Tuesday an invitation to attend U.S.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, raising hopes that the talks could advance ...Sexual violence widespread in Sudan’s capital, report says
By Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed widespread acts of sexual violence in the capital Khartoum, including gang ...At least 22 killed in RSF attack on Sudan’s al-Fashir
A pro-democracy group said Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 22 people in an attack on the city of al-Fashir ...Uganda police arrest more people protesting corruption
By Elias Biryabarema and Aaron Ross Reuters Ugandan police detained several people in the capital Kampala on Thursday during a second day ...Kenya police fire tear gas to stop scuffles between pro and anti-government groups
By Edwin Waita Reuters Kenya’s police fired tear gas to prevent scuffles between groups of protesters and government supporters in the capital ...Heavy security patrols in Uganda’s capital ahead of planned protest
Authorities in Uganda deployed military and police on Tuesday around parliament and the centre of Kampala, the capital, a Reuters witness said, ...Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits media, financial, telecoms
BY CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world ...More than 10 million people displaced by Sudan war, IOM says
More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20% of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the ...Car bomb kills five, injures 20 outside restaurant in Somalia’s capital
A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday night, killing five and injuring 20 as patrons were ...