Africa
After years of violence, a Kenyan village enjoys precious peace
Most of the men in the village of Lorengippi in northwestern Kenya are scarred. Almost everyone has a tale of a relative ...After bloodshed in Mali, president and opposition weigh options
Mali’s president and the protest movement calling for his resignation were weighing their options on Tuesday after days of violent unrest, as ...Thousands in DR Congo capital defy protest ban
Police wielding tear gas dispersed thousands of protestors in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Monday, four days after five people were ...International appeal for calm in Mali after protest deaths
Mali’s worried allies and neighbours have appealed for restraint and dialogue as the country’s deepening political crisis spirals into bloodshed. After three ...Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, died on Wednesday aged 61, ...Kenya to emerge from virus lockdown, resume international flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a “phased reopening” of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 ...France rules on appeal to prosecute Rwandan president’s killing
A French court will decide Friday whether to reopen an investigation into the assassination 26 years ago of Rwanda’s president in a ...Africa airline industry lost $55 bn from virus shutdowns
Africa’s travel and tourism industry has lost $55-billion due to the closure of borders to limit the spread of coronavirus, the African ...Malawi opposition leader wins presidential election re-run
Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday was declared the winner of a re-run presidential election, a dramatic reversal of incumbent Peter ...Clock ticks on push to resolve Egypt-Ethiopia row over giant Nile dam
Egypt is counting on international pressure to unlock a deal it sees as crucial to protecting its scarce water supplies from the ...














