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Ivory Coast police surround opposition leaders’ houses
Nov 06, 2020 11:32Police in Ivory Coast have surrounded the houses of two of President Alassane Ouattara's main rivals after the government accused them of sedition for creating a parallel administration in defiance of Ouattara's landslide win in Saturday's election.
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Malawi to be 1st African country to open embassy in Israeli-occupied al-Quds
Nov 04, 2020 05:46The Republic of Malawi is set to become the first African country to follow the United States and open an embassy in Israeli-occupied al-Quds.
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Somalis protest against blasphemous cartoons on birthday of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA)
Oct 30, 2020 02:04Protesters in Somalia's capital Mogadishu gathered on Thursday for a second day to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron and the printing of cartoons attributing to Almighty's Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) in France.
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Congo army killed 33 militiamen in Ituri fighting
Oct 28, 2020 16:56Democratic Republic of Congo's army says its troops have killed 33 militiamen since intense fighting erupted in the northeastern province of Ituri on Saturday.
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UN urges immediate action for safe return of stranded migrants amid pandemic
Oct 09, 2020 14:44More than 2.7 million migrants who wished to return home have been stranded abroad because of restrictions put in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations said on Friday.
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Gunmen kidnap 20 villagers in central Mali
Oct 07, 2020 16:28Gunmen seized about 20 people in volatile central Mali, with nine remaining in detention Wednesday after their captors released the other hostages, local and security officials said.
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700,000 affected by South Sudan floods: UN
Sep 30, 2020 04:49Some 700,000 people have already been affected by what seem set to become the worst floods in 60 years in South Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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Global coronavirus deaths pass 'agonizing milestone' of 1 million
Sep 29, 2020 09:01The global death toll from COVID-19 has risen past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.
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219 inmates escape from prison, acquire weapons in Uganda
Sep 17, 2020 06:51More than 200 prisoners have escaped from a prison in northeast Uganda, officials say, bringing a local town to a standstill while Ugandan security forces try to track them down.
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Sudan pleads for more aid to tackle devastating floods
Sep 15, 2020 11:55Sudan has appealed for more aid to combat the impact of catastrophic floods across the country, over which Khartoum has already declared a three-month state of emergency.