Africa
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 ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet ...Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, ...U.N. cutting refugee rations in Africa’s Sahel amid ‘alarming’ food insecurity
Food rations for refugees and displaced people are being cut by up to half in parts of the Sahel due ...Sudanese protests resume as moves for political deal falter
Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters who rallied against Sudan’s military rulers on Thursday, as diplomatic ...Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife and four children before a conflict 11,000 ...