Africa

Nine Dead, 10 Injured in South African Bar Shooting

Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the township of Bekkersdal which is located 46 kilometers (28 miles) west of Johannesburg. ...

11:51 Et December 21, 2025

UN demands Rwanda leave Congo, extends UN peacekeeping mission

 The U. N. Security Council on Friday condemned an offensive by M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, demanded Rwanda stop supporting the rebels and withdraw its troops, ...

12:28 Et December 20, 2025

Rebel forces begin pulling out of key DR Congo city, leaders say

The rebel group which last week seized the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira say they have begun withdrawing, promising to complete the pullout on Thursday, following ...

18:26 Et December 19, 2025

UN reports more than 1,000 civilian deaths in Sudan’s Darfur as US and others call for ceasefire

Over 1,000 civilians were killed when a Sudanese paramilitary group took over a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur in April, including about a third who were summarily ...

12:26 Et December 19, 2025

Migrants stranded in Mauritania amid crackdown following EU border agreement

Moktar Diallo left Mali in 2015, dreaming of reaching Europe by boat from Mauritania to Spain's Canary Islands. A decade later, Diallo is stuck working long hours making ...

14:31 Et December 18, 2025

US accused of employing undocumented workers at refugee processing center in South Africa

South Africa has accused the US of using Kenyan nationals withoutwork permits at a facility processing applications by white South Africans for refugee status. Seven Kenyans were arrested ...

11:31 Et December 18, 2025

Supporters of Tunisia’s Saied rally as political divisions deepen

Tunisian President Kais Saied's supporters rallied in the capital on Wednesday calling the opposition "traitors", following mounting street protests in recent weeks that have highlighted widening political divisions. The rival ...

12:21 Et December 17, 2025

Sudan again ranks at the top of the International Rescue Committee’s crisis watchlist

Sudan has once again topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization, as warring sides press on with a conflict that ...

12:11 Et December 16, 2025

West African bloc rejects Guinea-Bissau's military transition plan

West African bloc ECOWAS rejected on Sunday a transition programme announced by Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers and demanded a swift return to constitutional order, warning of targeted sanctions against those obstructing the process. Army officers in Guinea-Bissau, branding themselves the Military High Command, toppled President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on November 26 and installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as interim ...

11:38 Et December 15, 2025

Girls and Women Escaping Mali Report Sexual Abuse by Russian Forces

The girl lay in a makeshift health clinic, her eyes glazed over and her mouth open, flies resting on her lips. Her chest barely moved. Drops of fevered ...

11:49 Et December 14, 2025
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