Africa

Sudan's army said on Sunday it had seized back control of the town of el-Gitaina, just south of the capital, from the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, and broken the paramilitary group's siege on the strategic city of el-Obeid to the west.…

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces signed a charter with allied political and armed groups late on Saturday to establish a “government of peace and unity”, signatories al-Hadi Idris and Ibrahim al-Mirghani said Among the signatories to the…

An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two key cities in recent weeks are trying to seize more territory. Jerry Muhindo Kavali, 49, was injured two…

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance, called Azawad…

United Nations special envoy to Congo, Bintou Keita, has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging an end to the escalating violence. “There is…

Ghana is battling with a worsening cholera outbreak, reporting that thousands infected and over 50 dead. Initially emerging in the Greater Accra Region, the bacterial disease has now spread to the Central, Western, Ashanti, and Eastern…

Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said on Friday. "Last week, more than 9,000 people…

The House of Representatives is to partner with Kenya in the development of critical sectors of the economy. The Chairman, Nigeria-kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group, Mr. Abdullahi El-rasheed, gave the indication at a meeting with…

Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in a civilian court after his controversial case was transferred from a military tribunal. Treason is a capital offence in Uganda, and if found guilty, the…

Somalia says its army and allied clan militias have fought off coordinated raids on villages by the Islamist al Shabaab armed group in the country's south, killing more than 130 attackers. The al-Qaeda-linked militant group has conducted…