Africa
Cyclone Freddy kills 190 in Malawi as rain complicates rescue efforts
Cyclone Freddy, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, has killed 190 people in Malawi after ripping ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental ...Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya
When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through ...Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations
Nigerians started voting on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa’s ...Al Shabaab attack kills 10 at officials’ house in Somalia – ministry
Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was ...East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo
East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic ...Ethiopian PM meets Tigray region leaders for first time since peace deal
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met senior leaders of the Tigray region forces on Friday for the first time since they signed ...Israel says Sudan peace deal to be signed
Israel and Sudan will sign an “historic peace agreement” in Washington in a few months’ time, Israel’s foreign minister announced following talks ...Spain, Morocco forge economic ties as Western Sahara policy reversal eases tensions
Spain and Morocco will hold their first bilateral summit in eight years on Thursday as they seek to strengthen economic ties and ...Nigerian gunmen kill eight, including police chief
Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential ...














