Africa
Zimbabwe ex-president Mugabe dies aged 95
Robert Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe with an iron fist from 1980 to 2017, has died aged 95, the country\'s president announced.Southern Africa threatens to quit wildlife trade monitor
Southern African nations are threatening to quit the global wildlife trade regulator after it refused to relax restrictions on trade in ivory ...Sudan court accepts corruption charges against al-Bashir
A Sudanese court said it accepted prosecutors\' corruption-related charges against autocratic former president Omar al-Bashir, who appeared in court in a cage ...UN opposes forced repatriation of refugees to Burundi
The United Nations refugee agency is urging the governments of Tanzania and Burundi not to forcibly repatriate Burundian refugees sheltering in Tanzania.Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule
Sudan was poised to celebrate a historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule, which many hope ...Two Ebola drugs found to increase survival rates
Scientists were a step closer to an effective treatment for Ebola after two drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly ...UN urges rival Libya forces to agree humanitarian truce
The United Nations has called on forces loyal to Libya\'s internationally recognised government and a rival administration to commit to a humanitarian ...Sudan generals, protest leaders agree on constitutional declaration
Sudan\'s ruling generals and protest leaders reached a "full agreement" on the constitutional declaration, the African Union said, paving the way for ...Six dead and Mogadishu mayor wounded in blast at his office
Six people were killed and the mayor of Mogadishu wounded in a bombing at the mayoral offices in the Somali capital, the ...Hundreds of militia fighters disarm in Central Africa peace plan
Hundreds of fighters from several militia groups in conflict-torn Central African Republic have laid down their weapons, the United Nations said, as ...





