World / Africa

Uganda's president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns 22 Mar 2024 - 01:20 am

Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country...

US announces over $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan 21 Mar 2024 - 07:17 pm

CAIRO: The U.S. announced more than $47 million in humanitarian aid for war-torn Sudan and two neighboring countries, to where at least a...

UN Security Council discusses food insecurity in Sudan 20 Mar 2024 - 09:55 pm

New York: The UN Security Council held a session on Wednesday to discuss the issue of food insecurity in Sudan in light of...

Sudan among 'worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory': UN 20 Mar 2024 - 07:32 pm

New York: After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history, the United Nations...

South Africa court orders partial freeze on Zuma's accounts 20 Mar 2024 - 06:43 pm

Johannesburg: A South African bank on Wednesday announced a partial freeze on accounts of ex-president Jacob Zuma, two months ahead of a general...

DR Congo reporter to remain in jail pending appeal: lawyer 20 Mar 2024 - 12:34 am

Kinshasa: A prominent DR Congo journalist who was due to be released from prison on Tuesday will remain in jail pending an appeal...

11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash 19 Mar 2024 - 11:53 am

Nairobi: A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain,...

DR Congo reporter gets 6 months over military intelligence story 18 Mar 2024 - 10:25 pm

Kinshasa: A prominent DR Congo journalist was sentenced Monday to six months in prison for allegedly incriminating military intelligence in the murder of...

Tunisian coast guard rescues 34 illegal migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean 16 Mar 2024 - 09:07 am

Tunis, Tunisia:The Tunisian coast guard announced the rescue of 34 illegal migrants and the recovery of two bodies off the coast of the...

Released Senegal opponent Sonko makes first public appearance in months 15 Mar 2024 - 09:11 pm

Dakar: Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko made his first public appearance in months in the capital Dakar after being released from prison...

Sonko and Diomaye: Senegal's anti-establishment figureheads 15 Mar 2024 - 07:42 pm

Dakar: Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's leading opposition figures who were released from prison late Thursday, are key elements of an...

Senegal top court upholds March 24 presidential vote 15 Mar 2024 - 05:14 pm

Dakar: Senegal's top court on Friday upheld the holding of a deferred presidential election on March 24, rejecting an attempt by disqualified candidates...

Despair as Lagos neighbourhood razed for planned highway 15 Mar 2024 - 03:23 pm

Lagos: Ebuka Gbuzue pulled everything he could from his family's small home in Lagos before demolition crews came to destroy it. This week...

Republic of Congo reports first mpox virus cases, in several regions 14 Mar 2024 - 05:59 pm

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo: The Republic of Congo has recorded its first cases of mpox in several regions, the health ministry said, an...

United Nations warns malnutrition is soaring in Sudan 14 Mar 2024 - 10:44 am

New York, USA: The United Nations warned that malnutrition is soaring in Sudan, pointing out that some 220,000 severely malnourished children could die...

South Africa's foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested 13 Mar 2024 - 09:39 pm

Cape Town, South Africa:South Africa's foreign minister says her country's citizens who fight in the Israeli armed forces or alongside them in Gaza...