Africa
150 killed as South Sudan marks independence anniversary
The streets of South Sudan\'s capital were charged with tension on Saturday, the nation\'s fifth independence anniversary, after an outbreak of heavy ...French court jails two Rwandan mayors for life over genocide
In a landmark ruling, a Paris court jailed for life Wednesday two former Rwandan mayors accused of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds ...UN beefs up Mali mission with 2,500 peacekeepers
The UN Security Council on Wednesday decided to send 2,500 extra peacekeepers to Mali, authorizing the force to take "all necessary means" ...69 million children to face early death by 2030
The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young ...Somalia minister among 11 killed in Mogadishu hotel attack
A junior minister was among 11 people killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab militants on a hotel in the Somali capital, ...Somali Islamist militants attack hotel in Mogadishu
Somalia\'s al Shabaab Islamist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the center of Mogadishu on Saturday before fighters ...5,000 migrants rescued in wave of Med crossings
Some 5,000 migrants were rescued from rubber dinghies in the Mediterranean on Thursday, the Italian coastguard said, averting another potential high seas ...Global migrant tide swells to record 65 million
The number of refugees and others fleeing their homes worldwide has hit a new record, spiking to 65.3 million people by the ...Bashir declares ceasefire in Blue Nile, South Kordofan
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a four-month ceasefire in two states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, where recent fighting between ...34 migrants, including 20 children, found dead in Niger desert
The bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found ...