Africa

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 pressure from the US. The M23 group captured the strategic city near the border with Burundi, days after a "historic" US-brokered peace deal between Congolese and Rwandan ...

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 ...

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

Morocco, Malawi Parliaments Sign MoU to Boost Legislative Cooperation

Morocco’s House of Representatives and the National Assembly of Malawi signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday in Rabat, aiming to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and coordination between the two legislative institutions. The agreement was signed by the President of Morocco’s House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, and the Speaker of Malawi’s National Assembly, ...

11:45 Et December 14, 2025

Tunisia sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to 12 years in jail

A Tunisian court sentenced prominent opposition figure Abir Moussi to 12 years in prison, her lawyer said on Friday, in what rights groups say is another step towards ...

09:35 Et December 13, 2025
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