Africa
Sudan, rebel leaders seal peace deal in effort to end wars
Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel alliance signed on Saturday a peace deal initialed in August that aims to put an end ...Sudan to strike peace with rebels after decades of war
Sudan’s government and rebels are to sign a landmark peace deal Saturday in a bid to end decades of war in which ...Cameroon soldiers jailed for killing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers were sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the execution-style killings of two women and their children, one ...At least 50 feared dead in DR Congo mine collapse
About 50 people are feared dead after a gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following torrential rain, local ...UN urges end to attacks on schools, especially in Africa
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday urged warring parties in all conflicts to immediately stop attacking schools and teachers and reaffirmed Secretary-General ...Inter-Libyan talks in Morocco agree on ‘compromise’
Moroccan-brokered talks between Libya’s two rival administrations have led to agreement on the need for compromise, Morocco’s MAP news agency reported Tuesday. ...Sudanese government, key rebel group to restart peace talks
Sudan’s transitional government and a powerful rebel group that controls large swaths of the country’s restive south said Friday they have agreed ...UN chief warns of famine risk in 4 countries
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine and widespread food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict ...UN says new polio outbreak in Sudan caused by oral vaccine
The World Health Organization says a new polio outbreak in Sudan is linked to an ongoing vaccine-sparked epidemic in Chad — a ...EU calls for Libya truce, resumption of peace talks
The EU’s foreign policy chief held talks with Libya’s UN recognised government on Tuesday to push for renewed efforts to resolve the ...














