Africa
Congo votes in extended election as opposition calls for rerun
The Democratic Republic of Congo voted on Thursday on the second day of a chaotic and in parts violent general election after ...Egypt’s Suez canal authority monitoring tensions in Red Sea
Egypt’s Suez canal authority said on Sunday it was closely monitoring the impact of tensions in the Red Sea after recent attacks ...Dozens killed in double attack on Mali army camp and village
Around two dozen soldiers and at least five civilians were killed when militants attacked a military camp and a village in central ...COP28 deal pledges global transition away from fossil fuels for first time
By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James Reuters Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday ...HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data
A trial of an experimental HIV vaccine in Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa has been stopped early after preliminary data suggested it ...Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter again
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Saudi and U.S.-brokered talks aimed at halting fighting between Sudan’s warring parties have faltered again, ...Ethiopia’s Oromiya region accuses OLA rebels of killing ‘many’ people
The government of Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromiya, on Saturday accused the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebel group of killing “many civilians” in ...Gunfire breaks out in Guinea-Bissau capital overnight, continues through morning
Gun shots were fired overnight in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau and continued into Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. The circumstances of the shooting ...Twenty killed in Sierra Leone attack and nearly 2,000 prisoners escape
By Umaru Fofana Reuters Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday’s attack on a military barracks, a prison ...Death toll from flooding in Somalia climbs to nearly 100
The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on ...