Africa

Sudan among ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’: UN

UNITED NATIONS, United States  (AFP) - After nearly a year of war, Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian…

Gangs make advances as conditions in Haiti worsen

UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported…

Bodies found in Haitian suburb as gang violence rages for third week

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - Fourteen bodies were found in an affluent suburb of Haiti's capital Monday, as international…

Gunfire booms in Haiti as politicians seek to form interim gov’t

By Jean Daniel SENAT with Ines BEL AIBA in Washington PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - Gunfire rang out Thursday…

Nearly 230,000 children, new mothers risk dying of hunger in Sudan: NGO

PORT SUDAN, Sudan, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Without critical action, nearly 230,000 children and new mothers in war-ravaged Sudan…

Dozens abducted in new Nigeria kidnapping: sources

KADUNA, Nigeria, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - Gunmen abducted dozens of people from a northwestern Nigerian village on Tuesday, according…

Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis

  By Shaun TANDON KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 12, 2024 (AFP) - Haiti's prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside…

EU says all diplomatic personnel evacuated from Haiti

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The European Union has evacuated all its diplomatic personnel from Haiti because of…

How Haiti’s gangs grew into ‘Frankenstein’ monsters

By Aziz EL MASSASSI WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The latest violence in Haiti underscores the powerful sway of…

US staff, German ambassador evacuated as gang violence torments Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 10, 2024 (AFP) - With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including…

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