Africa
Somali forces end 30-hour hotel siege, 106 hostages freed
Somali forces have ended a siege at a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police and the military said on Sunday, adding that ...At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege
At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing control in a ...Zimbabwe measles outbreak blamed on sect gatherings kills 157 children
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed 157 children with the death toll nearly doubling in just under a week, the information ...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 ...














