Africa
Kenya’s Ruto declared president-elect in chaotic scenes
Kenya’s elections chief declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of a tight presidential race on Monday but some senior election officials ...Roadside bomb in northern Burkina Faso kills 15 soldiers
At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing ...Chad signs peace pact with rebels, but main insurgents stay out
More than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace pact with Chad’s transitional authorities on Monday, agreeing to join broader talks ...Militants kill 15 soldiers, 3 civilians in two Mali attacks
Islamist militants killed 15 soldiers and three civilians during two separate attacks in southwest Mali on Wednesday, the army said in a ...Senegalese island keeps coastal erosion at bay with stakes in the sand
Simple wooden structures padded with coconut tree fronds are helping residents of Diogue island in southern Senegal to win back stretches of ...Tunisians vote on constitution expanding president’s power
Tunisians began voting on Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of President Kais Saied fear will maul the ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...Chad rebels restart peace-building talks with interim military authorities
Chad rebels said on Friday they would renew their participation in peace-building talks with the interim authorities, after breaking off negotiations last ...Reports of dead in Libya as clashes strike capital
Intense clashes erupted between rival factions in Libya early on Friday with reports of several people killed amid growing concern that a ...Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support
Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial ...














