Africa

A mission to verify the ceasefire between the Congolese army and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has begun in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as diplomatic efforts seek to end years...

Military authorities in Chad have accused the Sudanese army of launching drone strikes against a convoy inside Chadian territory, raising fresh concerns that Sudan’s ongoing conflict could spill further across...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the AFC/M23 rebel movement have agreed on a roadmap for continuing peace negotiations, setting out the next stages and timetable under the Doha...

At least 30 people have died in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, after a large mound of rubbish at a landfill collapsed onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains. The disaster occurred around...

Artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are continuing to work in gold mines despite the growing risk of Ebola, as poverty and displacement leave many with...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have agreed on a roadmap aimed at advancing peace negotiations and ending the prolonged conflict in...

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has challenged US sanctions against him, asking a federal court in Washington to remove his name from the US Treasury's blacklist. Kabila,...

Farmers across Sudan are struggling to save their crops as unusually low Nile water levels and delayed rainfall worsen an already severe agricultural crisis. Along the dry banks of the...

Four members of a family in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State have died after eating amala. Concerns about food contamination or poisoning were heightened when the family's...

A United States federal court has blocked a policy introduced by President Donald Trump that suspended immigrant visa processing for Nigerian citizens and nationals of 74 other countries. US District...