Africa
Massive car bomb kills at least 90 in Mogadishu
At least 90 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at a bustling checkpoint in the Somali ...Libya war leaves thousands homeless in Tripoli
Layla Mohammed barely had time to gather her children’s belongings before fleeing their southern Tripoli home when shelling targeted the Libyan capital’s ...35 civilians, 80 jihadists killed in attack in Burkina Faso
Jihadists in Burkina Faso killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, when they simultaneously attacked a town in the north and ...Sudan inks peace deal with rebel faction, paves way for more
Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel faction reached a peace deal on Tuesday, part of government efforts to end the country’s decadeslong ...Sudan opens Darfur crimes probe against Bashir regime figures
Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the regime of ousted former president Omar ...Algeria election may bring new era or continued protests
Algeria’s powerful army chief promises that a presidential election on Thursday will chart a new era for a nation where the highest ...58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat were receiving ...Nineteen killed by suspected militia in troubled east DR Congo
Nineteen people were killed in eastern DR Congo by a suspected group blamed for massacres that have sparked deadly protests against the ...Eritreans wait in vain for change after peace with Ethiopia
Eritrean taxi driver Mihreteab recalls brimming with hope in July 2018 when his country reached a peace agreement with neighbour and longtime ...Attack on Mali military post kills 53 soldiers
Fifty-three soldiers were killed in a "terrorist attack" on a Mali military post in the northeast of the country, the government said.












