WASHINGTON—Angola is working to bring together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo after tensions spiked over an attack on a camp for displaced people, a senior US official said Wednesday.
GOMA—Mourners gathered Wednesday for the funerals of victims of an attack on a camp for internally displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo which the government has called a "war crime."
KANYABAYONGA, DRC — The Democratic Republic of Congo's army backed by a rag-tag collection of armed groups known as Wazalendo, at the end of April launched an unsuccessful offensive to retake the eastern village of Kibirizi from the M23 rebel movement.
PORT SUDAN— Sudan's armed forces and rival paramilitaries must "end collective punishment" and restore life-saving telecommunications, Sudanese and international non-governmental organizations said Wednesday.
MONTREAL— The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced Wednesday the reinstatement of Tunisia's national anti-doping organization two weeks after imposing sanctions that sparked turmoil in the country.
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Burkina Faso’s military rulers have announced they will hold national consultations at the end of this month to determine the next steps in the nation’s transition to civilian rule.
CAIRO—Egypt's foreign minister on Tuesday accused Israel of denying responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza after his Israeli counterpart said Egypt was not allowing aid into the war-torn territory.
DAKAR — Senegal's new government on Tuesday announced a two-month halt to construction work along the coastline of the capital Dakar and the surrounding region, confirming a measure welcomed by environmentalists.
NIAMEY—Junta-led Niger cut military ties with the United States in March because it threatened sanctions, Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said in a Washington Post interview published Tuesday.
KIGALI—A Rwandan court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a prominent opposition figure to have his previous convictions removed, disqualifying him from challenging President Paul Kagame in July elections.
KANO—An appeals court in northern Nigeria has commuted a 24-year jail term handed to an atheist for blasphemy to a five-year sentence, one of his lawyers told AFP Tuesday.
LONDON— The South African roots of British mining giant Anglo American, which on Monday rejected an improved takeover offer from its Australian rival BHP, could hinder any future bids.
KIGALI—A former ruling party lawmaker was arrested in Rwanda over the illegal possession of weapons, police said.
UNITED NATIONS—UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "gravely concerned" by fighting in recent days between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, a spokesman said. Monday.
DAKAR—A group of Malian parties and civil society organizations has rejected the conclusions of a national dialogue organized by the junta, which recommended several more years of military rule, denouncing the process as a "sham."
MALMO, Sweden— Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
NAIROBI—Internet access across several East African countries was disrupted on Sunday due to damaged undersea cables, global web monitor NetBlocks said.
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN— Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, the United Nations said Sunday, killing at least 27 people in one day.
NAIROBI—Burundi on Saturday accused its northern neighbour Rwanda of training and arming rebels blamed for twin grenade attacks that wounded 38 people the previous day.
N'DJAMENA— Dozens of activists from Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra's party have been arrested accused of forgery and using false documents during this week's presidential election, a legal source told AFP Saturday.
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