Africa
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 ...Africa declared free from wild polio
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a ...Gold-hunting diggers destroy Sudan’s priceless past
When a team of archaeologists deep in the deserts of Sudan arrived at the ancient site of Jabal Maragha last month, they ...Pressure grows on Mali junta as coup leader steps forward
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday joined a chorus of international voices pressing for a return to civilian rule in Mali ...














