Africa
Hundreds flee as Congo’s M23 rebels near key city of Goma
Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels has moved close to the key eastern ...Ethiopia combatants sign deal to start implementing truce
The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces on Saturday signed an agreement laying out the roadmap for implementation of a peace ...Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the ‘skin of the Earth’
In America’s dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China’s Yangtze river basin, it’s bone dry. Farmers ...Al Shabaab militants attack Somali military base
Al Shabaab militants attacked a Somali military base in the central Galgaduud region on Monday, the defence ministry and the ...For survivors of Ethiopia’s Tigray war, truce brings cautious hope
A ceasefire deal in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has raised cautious hope among millions of people impacted by the bloody two-year conflict ...Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100
The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia’s education ministry, next to a busy market intersection, killed at least 100 ...First peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict to start in South Africa
Negotiators for the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray were due to meet in the South African capital Pretoria ...At least 151 people killed in renewed violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
At least 151 people were killed and 86 injured in fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile state over recent days, medical ...WHO: ‘Concerned’ about Ebola spread as latest eight cases not contacts of others infected
The eight most recent Ebola cases reported during the outbreak in Uganda have no known links with current patients, the ...One child a minute being admitted for malnutrition treatment in Somalia: UNICEF
One child is being admitted for medical treatment for malnutrition every minute in Somalia as severe drought threatens to cause ...