Africa
Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz Reuters Gains for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across western and southern parts of the country ...UN warns violence in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’
Violence against civilians in Sudan is “verging on pure evil,” a senior United Nations official warned on Friday, as a humanitarian crisis ...Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings
By Maggie Michael Reuters People fleeing to Chad have reported a new surge in ethnically-driven killings in Sudan’s West Darfur as the ...Suspected Boko Haram kills at least 40 in Nigeria’s Yobe state
At least 40 people were killed in Nigeria’s Yobe state between Monday and Tuesday after suspected Boko Haram militants shot at villagers ...Violent protests break out in Mozambique after local elections
Police suppressed violent protests in Mozambique on Friday as opposition supporters took to the streets to decry the results of local elections ...Sudan army, paramilitary RSF to return to negotiations
By Nafisa Eltahir, Khalid Abdelaziz and Daphne Psaledakis Reuters Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they will return to ...Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly ...Death toll from Congo boat accident rises to 52
The bodies of at least 52 people have been recovered from the Congo River after their boat capsized late last week, a ...UN struggling to reach 18 million people in need in war-torn Sudan
The United Nations said on Thursday it was struggling to reach 18 million people in need in Sudan to fend off a ...Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
By Alhousseini Alhadji and Edward Mcallister Reuters Islamist militants in Mali began a blockade of Timbuktu by cutting road access in August ...