World / Africa

Foundations laid to roll out Paris accord but poor short-changed 19 Nov 2016 - 08:38 pm

MARRAKESH, Morocco: Governments have plenty of unfinished business to hammer out a rule book for the new Paris Agreement on climate change by...

Drought-hit women struggle as “compassion” runs dry at climate talks 19 Nov 2016 - 08:25 pm

MARRAKESH, Morocco: In southern Mozambique, women and girls are struggling to cope with a two-year drought, the worst in 35 years, and are...

US seeks UN arms embargo against South Sudan 18 Nov 2016 - 06:03 am

United Nations, United States: The United States on Thursday launched a bid at the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on South...

UN meeting urges 'highest political commitment' on climate change 18 Nov 2016 - 04:14 am

Marrakesh, Morocco: Nearly 200 nations made an appeal Thursday for the "highest political commitment" to combat climate change, at a UN gathering overshadowed...

At least 73 killed in tanker explosion in western Mozambique 18 Nov 2016 - 03:54 am

Maputo: At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in...

South Sudan army and rebels clash, at least 15 dead 17 Nov 2016 - 06:12 pm

JUBA: South Sudanese soldiers and rebels said they clashed in a state bordering Sudan, killing at least 15 people as violence raged on...

Marrakesh talks tangle over cash to cushion climate impacts for poor 17 Nov 2016 - 03:33 pm

MARRAKESH: The Marrakesh climate talks may not deliver a substantial boost for international funding to help poorer countries cope with the worsening floods,...

Kenya postpones Dadaab refugee camp closure 16 Nov 2016 - 04:57 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenyan government Wednesday announced it had postponed the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp -- the largest in the world...

Zimbabwe lawyers take Mugabe to court over bond notes law 15 Nov 2016 - 08:15 pm

HARARE: Zimbabwean human rights lawyers asked the High Court on Tuesday to strike down a decree by President Robert Mugabe allowing the introduction...

Another Nigerian judge charged for corruption 15 Nov 2016 - 11:15 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria late Monday filed a 15-count corruption charge against federal high court justice Adeniyi Ademola, one week after similar charges were...

Lack of school drives girls into armed groups in eastern Congo: charity 14 Nov 2016 - 07:06 pm

DAKAR: Girls in conflict-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are joining armed groups because they cannot afford to go to school, while former...

Post offices in Africa offer migrants cheaper way to send money home 14 Nov 2016 - 06:57 pm

DAKAR: Post offices across Africa are helping poor people in rural areas access financial services and provide a cheaper way for migrants to...

Guinea Bissau president says will dissolve government 14 Nov 2016 - 05:46 pm

BISSAU: Guinea Bissau’s president said on Monday he would dissolve the government and appoint another soon, as part of a plan to end...

At least 10 Nigerian Shiites killed in clashes with police 14 Nov 2016 - 03:51 pm

Kano, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed and several injured Monday when police opened fire during clashes with pro-Iranian Shiites outside the...

After massacre, Central African town yearns for peace 14 Nov 2016 - 12:51 pm

Kaga Bandoro, Central African Republic: A month after rebels killed dozens of civilians in Kaga Bandoro, residents of the Central African Republic town...

Shia Muslims 'under fire from Nigerian security forces' 14 Nov 2016 - 12:42 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Security forces opened fire on Shia Muslim pilgrims in northwest Nigeria on Monday, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said. People...

Rival Somalia regions agree to bury the hatchet, again 13 Nov 2016 - 06:59 pm

Mogadishu: The leaders of two neighbouring Somali regions have agreed to respect a ceasefire whose repeated violations have claimed some 45 lives in...