Africa

The Trump administration has broadened its deportation strategy by arranging controversial agreements with foreign governments to accept migrants who are not their citizens, CBS reports. Under the deals, Uganda was …

The United States has suspended most visa processing in Zimbabwe, citing unspecified concerns about the country’s government. In a statement on Wednesday, the U.S. embassy in Harare said the suspension, …

A coalition of African journalists, under the umbrella of African Journalists Against Genocide (AJAG), has condemned what it described as “Israel’s intentional and deliberate targeting of our Palestinian colleagues in …

The United Nations has warned that South Sudan’s security and humanitarian situation is rapidly worsening amid renewed conflict and a faltering peace process. Briefing the Security Council on Monday, UN …

Burkina Faso has declared United Nations Regional Coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata over a UN report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said …

Former Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga has been charged with embezzlement of public funds and remanded in custody, his lawyer, Cheick Oumar Konare, confirmed on Tuesday. The former civilian …

A court in Dar es Salaam has barred the media from live broadcasting the treason trial of Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, citing the need to protect witnesses. During …

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected Kenya’s decision to appoint a consul general to Goma, the eastern city currently under the control of M23 rebels. …

Fresh negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement have opened in Doha, as mediators push for a breakthrough in efforts to end years of …

At least 18 people were killed and 24 others injured on Friday when a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach stream east of Algiers. The …