The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission on Monday released further early results of the presidential election, suggesting a strong lead for incumbent leader Felix Tshisekedi.
The Archbishop of Kinshasa Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo called for restraint in his Christmas Mass Sunday evening, following what he described as the "gigantic organized disorder" of last week's general election.
AL-JAZEERA STATE — On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers' blood cold, fearing the arrival of paramilitaries plundering their way south in their war against the army.
TUNIS — Tunisians trickled into polling stations on Sunday in the first elections for a new second chamber of parliament under a constitution pushed through last year by President Kais Saied.
Dressed in all white, a man pretends to aim a slingshot toward another who, running away, tries to dodge the imaginary rock flung toward him. It's the scene from "Hassituha" (You Felt It), a mostly silent play from eastern Libya.
Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the October 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where most displaced Palestinians are trapped.
Western embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo urged restraint on Saturday after leading opposition members called last week's election a "sham," with some calling for it to be annulled.
The Senegalese navy has seized 690 kilogram of cocaine, which was being transported to Europe in a high-speed boat and arrested five Spanish nationals on board, the country’s army announced in a statement received by AFP on Sunday.
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — A West African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a "security mission" in the wake of an alleged coup attempt in November.
DAKAR — Exiled Senegalese opposition figure Karim Wade, an ex-minister and the son of former head of state Abdoulaye Wade, Saturday said he had filed papers to contest presidential elections in February.
KONYA, TURKEY — Every year, the "Seb-i Arus" ("Wedding Night") festival honoring Rumi's death on December 17, 1273, draws so many people that traditional venues are not large enough to contain the crowds.
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND — Drones are part of an increasingly sophisticated arsenal used by scientists to understand forests and their role in the battle against climate change.
ACCRA-Ghana, the world's second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest -- and blow to its crisis-hit economy -- from illegal mining and smugglers, industry officials, farmers and activists warn.
CONAKRY — Protesting youths and security forces clashed in Guinea's capital Conakry on Thursday as demonstrators demanded petrol be restored at service stations whose supplies were suspended after a deadly explosion at the country's main fuel depot.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — The Israel-Hamas war is pushing Gaza toward famine, the United Nations warned ahead of an expected Security Council vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to the Palestinian territory but not call for a ceasefire.
RABAT, MOROCCO — Morocco is heading towards its sixth consecutive year of drought as rising temperatures lead to decline in rainfall, the North African country's water minister said on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defended a new immigration law that has split his party and sparked the resignation of his health minister, calling it a necessary "shield."
The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats continued efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
KINSHASA — Voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo extended into Thursday, a day after a general election marred by widespread logistical problems saw some polling stations never open.
Separatist Tuareg forces on Wednesday announced they had set up a blockade on major roads in northern Mali, where the army has made inroads in recent weeks.
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