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The United States regrets the transition government of Mali’s decision to revoke its consent for MINUSMA. We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. We…

Tens of thousands of Malians participated on Friday in rallies in the capital, Bamako, ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum. The military government led by Assimi Goita supports a Yes vote on the new secular constitution.…

40 people, mostly pupils, have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group (IS). A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.…

Sixty-five members of a Kenyan doomsday cult, who were rescued from the Shakahola Forest, are appearing in court to face charges of attempted suicide. In Kenya, attempted suicide is illegal. Likewise, aiding suicide, failing to take…

More than 150,000 people in India and Pakistan have been evacuated from the path of a fierce cyclone a day before its expected landfall. Forecasters have warned that Cyclone Biparjoy - which means "disaster" in Bengali- could destroy…

Officials in Sudan say the governor of the West Darfur region has been killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Only hours earlier, Khamis Abbakar had accused both the RSF and allied militias of committing genocide against…

Nations Mission of Support in Libya (Manul) expressed its concern on Monday at the arbitrary detention of migrants and asylum seekers, calling on the Libyan authorities to treat them with "dignity". The UN is "concerned about the massive…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has expressed his country's commitment to a “face-to-face” meeting with the warring generals in Sudan in order to resolve the crisis there. He said Kenya - as the chair of the regional “quartet” of…

The Ethiopian army on Wednesday "thwarted" an attack by Somali Islamist Shebab fighters against a border town between the two countries, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. "Ethiopia today successfully thwarted an attempted attack by…

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the Moroccan parliament lately to protest against the visit of Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. The protesters were clearly against the recent normalization ties between…