Africa
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as ...Guinea votes in referendum that could let coup leader run for president
Guinea holds a long-awaited referendum on Sunday on a new constitution that could permit coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president ...Long-range ‘kamikaze’ drones seen near RSF base could worsen conflict in Sudan
By Nafisa Eltahir Reuters More than a dozen long-range kamikaze drones seen near an airport controlled by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces during ...Ethiopia launches massive hydropower dam against bitter Egyptian opposition
Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a ...Boko Haram kills dozens in ‘house to house’ attack in Nigeria’s northeast
Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno ...Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing 1,000
An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed on Tuesday for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from ...At least 70 killed in capsize of migrant boat off West Africa, Gambia says
At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry ...Cholera outbreak in northwest Nigeria kills eight, infects over 200
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and ...Nigeria says killed over 35 jihadists near Cameroon border
By Susan NJANJI AFP Nigeria’s airforce said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had ...Thousands demand union rights and civic freedoms in large Tunisia protest
TUNIS -Thousands of members and supporters of Tunisia’s powerful Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) protested in the capital over what they called ...














