Africa
Tanzania votes for president amid fears of violence, fraud
Voters in Tanzania are going to the polls on Wednesday for a presidential election that the opposition warns is already deeply compromised ...Cameroon school attack kills 8 students
Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the ...Libya rivals sign ‘permanent’ ceasefire
Libya’s two warring factions signed a “permanent” ceasefire agreement on Friday after five days of talks at the United Nations, which hailed ...Sudan becomes third Arab state to set aside hostilities with Israel this year
Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United ...Nigerian president leaves protest shootings out of speech
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the nation in recent days but without mentioning ...Curfew declared in Nigeria’s Lagos as protests worsen
Authorities declared a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos Tuesday as violence flared in widespread protests that have rocked cities across ...Filmmaker’s trial raises concerns over freedom in new Sudan
More than a year after the overthrow of Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir, amid the promise of new leadership, Sudanese film director Hajooj ...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 ...














