Africa
Suspected jihadists kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso\'s capital overnight, ...Four dead in Kenya as tensions soar over disputed poll
Four people were killed Wednesday in election-related violence in Kenya, where the opposition claimed massive rigging in a vote that President Uhuru ...South Sudan marks another year of freedom without peace
South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the world\'s newest nation reels ...ICC says South Africa should have arrested al-Bashir
War crimes judges ruled Thursday that South Africa flouted its duties to the International Criminal Court in 2015 by failing to arrest ...Congo requests financial support from donors amid economic crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo\'s government has formally requested financial support from international donors as it confronts a worsening economic crisis, a letter ...Mali relaunches beleaguered peace process
Mali\'s government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its implementation after several ...Shabaab restaurant assault leaves 18 dead in Mogadishu
A suicide car bombing and armed assault by six Shabaab militants on two neighbouring restaurants in Somalia\'s capital Mogadishu ended Thursday morning ...Tunisians protest for right not to fast during Ramadan
Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan ...11 dead, 900 escape after DR Congo jail attack
Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates escaped Sunday after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in DR Congo\'s restive east, ...Protesters and police clash in northern Morocco
Protesters clashed with security forces in Morocco\'s Al-Hoceima early on Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported, after more than a week of protests ...