Africa

Fighting rages in Sudan despite humanitarian pause

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite a pause Sunday to help those caught up in…

Deadly fighting between army, paramilitaries in Sudan capital

Fighting in the Sudanese capital raged into the night after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular…

Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries

Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after…

DEVELOPING STORY: Sudan paramilitaries say in control of Khartoum presidential palace

  Sudan's paramilitaries said they were in control of several key sites following fighting with the regular army Saturday, including…

Kenyan sect leader arrested after four followers die

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Saturday 4/15/2023 Kenyan police said Saturday they have arrested a local cult leader after the…

DEVELOPING STORY: Sudan paramilitaries say they took control of Khartoum airport

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Saturday 4/15/2023 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Force said it had taken control of Khartoum airport…

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

  Beijing, China | AFP | Saturday 4/8/2023 by James Edgar with Matthew Walsh in Pingtan China launched military drills…

Nearly a million Sahel children face ‘severe wasting’, UN says

DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- Nearly a million young children in Africa's Sahel region will face severe acute malnutrition this year…

10 Nigeria schoolchildren kidnapped: official

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Tuesday 4/4/2023 Ten students have been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna State where criminal gangs…

S.Africa’s Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend

  Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | by Dinki Mkhize South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on…

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