Africa

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have imposed a 0.5% levy on imported goods to fund their new three-state union after exiting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The …

In a video statement on Saturday, Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to crush the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), ruling out any reconciliation.  He reaffirmed that the army …

Emergency rescue teams on Sunday began trickling into the area of Myanmar hardest hit by a massive earthquake that killed more than 1,600 people. But their efforts were hindered by …

In a controversial decision, Guinea’s ruling junta leader, General Mamadi Doumbouya, has granted a presidential pardon to former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara.  Camara, convicted of crimes against humanity for …

Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a letter to President Donald Trump seen by Reuters on …

Residents of an area that lies about 40 kilometres south of Khartoum welcomed army soldiers who reclaimed the area from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. Allafah neighbourhood is home …

Six people died and nine were injured when a tourist submarine carrying 45 passengers sank off the Egyptian coast Thursday, said provincial officials. They spoke on the condition of anonymity …

Pakistan on Thursday called for implementing last month’s UN Security Council resolution that demanded the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels from Goma and other parts of the Democratic Republic of …

There are concerns that South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war following the arrest of the main opposition party leader, Riek Machar. His party on Thursday …

Six people died and nine were injured when a tourist submarine carrying 45 passengers sank off the Egyptian coast Thursday, said provincial officials. They spoke on the condition of anonymity …