Africa
More than 30,000 displaced in Congo left without aid: agency
More than 30,000 people displaced by fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been cut off from aid because of ...Worldwide executions highest since 1989: Amnesty
The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure ...International Criminal Court throws out charges against Kenyan deputy president
War crimes judges on Tuesday dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya\'s Deputy President William Ruto over his alleged role in ...Up to 400,000 in Sudan may need food aid due to El Nino: WFP
Some 400,000 people in Sudan could need food aid because of poor rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, a UN ...World leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task ...Tripoli govt demands PM-designate Sarraj leave Libya capital
Libya\'s unrecognised authorities in control of Tripoli on Wednesday demanded that the head of a UN-backed unity government Fayez al-Sarraj leave just ...Nigeria indicts 300 firms over fake contracts
Nigeria has indicted over 300 companies and prominent individuals, including serving and retired military officers, for defrauding the country of millions of ...Congo President Sassou Nguesso extends 32 years in power
Congo strongman Denis Sassou Nguesso was on Thursday declared the winner of presidential elections, extending his 32 years in power in a ...Niger votes in presidential run-off despite boycott
Voters in Niger cast ballots in the country\'s first-ever presidential run-off Sunday, with incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou on track for a second five-year ...Kenya army says killed 21 Shebab in Somalia firefight
In January, the Al Qaeda-aligned Shebab overran a Kenyan military camp in El-Adde manned by up to 200 soldiers, killing a large ...