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 insurgents in ...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 this year, ...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 to block ...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 their most ...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 Jammeh be ...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 in Berlin ...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, flooding roads ...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 to a ...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 moves to ...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 km (6,800 ...














