Africa

Morocco has evacuated more than 50,000 people, nearly half the population of the northwestern city of Ksar el-Kebir, as flooding driven by weeks of heavy rain threatened to inundate the …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday stressed the need for the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and the peace plan proposed by United …

A senior South Sudanese army commander has proposed the creation of a separate state for the Nuer community as a way to end recurring ethnic violence, warning that civilians were …

Military tensions in South Sudan are “rapidly expanding” between Government forces and opposition militia as fighting continues in restive Jonglei state. Briefing journalists based at UN Headquarters in New York …

The world’s youngest country, South Sudan, is facing continued instability and violence as military escalation looms, following reports earlier this week that a senior army commander had called on troops …

The Burkina Faso’s military-led government has issued a decree dissolving all political parties that had already been forced to suspend activities after a coup four years ago. The West African …

The United Nations (UN) has reported that escalating violence in Sudan’s central Kordofan region has displaced more than 88,000 people since late October, creating a severe and worsening humanitarian emergency. …

In the displacement camps of Ad-Damazin in southeastern Sudan’s Blue Nile State, the war is reshaping social norms and introducing new realities that are forcing Sudanese women into manual labour …

US President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to mediate the longstanding water-sharing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia can, on the surface, be interpreted as a reciprocal gesture towards Cairo. Egypt has …

Uganda’s Military Chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has denied claims that soldiers assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, the wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine, during a raid at their home. Wine, who is in …