Africa
US airstrike in Somalia kills 35 al-Shabab extremists
The United States military said Monday that its latest airstrike in Somalia killed 35 fighters with the al-Shabab extremist group not far ...Senegal votes with President Sall confident of first-round win
Senegal went to the polls Sunday in an election that incumbent President Macky Sall is tipped to win after his main challengers ...South Africa imposes severe power cuts ahead of election
South Africa on Monday introduced its most severe electricity rationing in nearly five years, presenting President Cyril Ramaphosa with a major political ...Central African peace deal still not fully signed: minister
Several parties to the Central African Republic\'s peace accord have yet to sign the much-trumpeted deal, a minister said on Thursday.Six killed in Madagascar lightning strike
Six people from the same family were "killed on the spot" by a lightning strike in Madagascar over the weekend while sheltering ...DR Congo rebels surrender in welcome for new President Tshisekedi
Six hundred Congolese rebels whose conflict killed several thousand people in the restive Kasai region, have ended their war and surrendered their ...10 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack
Jihadist gunmen killed 10 Chadian peacekeepers and injured at least 25 others in an attack on a UN camp in northern Mali ...Regional bloc urges unity government after DR Congo vote
A regional bloc on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to form a unity government in the wake of disputed ...Regional powers stick with Bashir as Sudan protests mount
As angry protests pile pressure on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to step down, key powers are standing by his regime to ensure ...Volatile DR Congo votes after two-year delay
Presidential elections that will shape the future of one of Africa\'s biggest and most unstable countries were underway in the Democratic Republic ...




