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The survivor of the catastrophic fighting to have recently hit the city of Nyala in Sudan’s Darfur region has explianed the terror of being caught up in a bombing raid. Darfur is the birth place of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…

Officials gathering at the G20 summit in Delhi say they expect the African Union to become the latest member of the organisation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the pan-African organisation to become a permanent…

Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. They also reportedly attacked an army camp, killing 15 soldiers, while around 50 militants are said to have…

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has denounced US sanctions against two of its leaders, describing them as "unfair and shocking". On Wednesday, the US imposed financial sanctions on RSF deputy leader Abdel Rahim…

African leaders have issued a declaration proposing new taxes across the world to fund action against climate change. The Nairobi Declaration was issued at the end of the three-day Africa Climate Summit in the Kenyan capital. The…

Ounissi, was among those arrestedImage caption: The interim head of Ennahda, Mondher Ounissi, was among those arrested Tunisian police have arrested the top two officials in the main opposition party, the party says. They include the…

Six soldiers have gone on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo in connection with the killing of more than 40 anti-UN protesters last week. Amongst them are two senior officers alleged to have instructed soldiers to open fire on the…

Eritrea’s government has denied Amnesty International’s allegations that its soldiers committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region despite a peace deal signed last November. Eritrean soldiers had…

Accelerating the construction of a large African trade zone,free of customs duties in particular. This is what Comorian President Azali Assoumani, who this year holds the presidency of the African Union, is committed to. Since its entry…

The authorities in Niger have announced the re-opening of the country’s airspace for civil and commercial flights. The military junta in Niamey closed access to the skies above the country on 6 August citing “a threat of military…