Africa
Hunger, squalor mar South Sudan post-war unification efforts
Here in crowded camps in South Sudan, former enemies are meant to be joining forces after a five-year civil war so they ...27 dead in Mauritania migrant boat disaster: UN
Twenty-seven people died after the engines on their migrant vessel failed, leaving them stranded off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations ...Egypt, Sudan suspend talks with Ethiopia over disputed dam
Egypt and Sudan suspended talks with Ethiopia after it proposed linking a deal on its newly constructed reservoir and giant hydroelectric dam ...Floods affect more than 50,000 in Sudan: UN
More than 50,000 people have been affected by flooding across Sudan over the past week, the United Nations said Wednesday. “Torrential rains ...UN, AU urge Darfur troop deployment to protect civilians
The joint UN-African Union mission in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region urged the government Tuesday to deploy troops there “as soon as possible” ...Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks
UN officials reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan’s West Darfur, as the country’s prime minister promised fresh ...Somalia’s parliament ousts prime minister in no-confidence vote
Somalia’s parliament removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire from his post in a vote of no confidence on Saturday for failing to ...Ethiopia’s Abiy praises ‘historic’ start to dam filling
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday lauded the “historic” early filling of a massive dam on the Blue Nile River that ...Egypt parliament greenlights possible intervention in Libya
Egypt’s parliament on Monday greenlighted a possible deployment of troops beyond its borders, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of potential military ...Germany, France, Italy urge end to interference in Libya
The leaders of Germany, France and Italy are calling for nations to “end their increasing interference” in Libya and respect a much-violated ...














