Browsing: Africa

Bamako, Mali —  An Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda claimed to have seized a military base in the north of…

MOGADISHU, Somalia —  The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has risen to nearly 100,…

BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO —  Democratic Republic of Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a Nobel-winning gynecologist, staged a rally in his…

MARRAKECH, Morocco —  Film industry leaders in Marrakech attending one of the Arab world’s largest film festivals emphasized Friday the…

LONDON —  The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

mogadishu, somalia —  The East African Community trade bloc admitted Somalia as its eighth member on Friday, a move Somali…

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA —  South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the global race for coronavirus…

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA —  Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through…

Geneva —  The United Nations called Friday for an independent investigation after an opposition activist in Zimbabwe was found dead…

Yaounde, Cameroon —  Officials in northern Cameroon say conflicts over food, water and other resources have greatly declined due to…