Africa

‘Catastrophe’: East DR Congo hospital overflows amid rebel fighting

by Alexis Huguet Agence France-Presse RUTSHURU, DR Congo (AFP) -- Dozens of bandaged patients lounge on beds in a hushed…

Senegal signs peace deal with rebels in country’s south

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AFP) -- Senegal signed an agreement on Thursday with rebels from the country's south who pledged to lay…

Four dead during S.Africa demos over high power costs

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- At least four people were killed during protests over the cost of electricity in a…

One person killed fighting Morocco forest fire

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- One volunteer firefighter has been killed and another injured in a forest fire in northern Morocco,…

Gunmen kill 17 in northwest Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Gunmen have killed 17 people including five policemen in separate attacks in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state…

Morocco, Israel strengthen military links as army chief visits kingdom

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Israel and Morocco strengthened military ties during meetings Tuesday between the Jewish state's army chief and…

Israel has ‘no objection’ to Red Sea island transfer to Saudi Arabia: officials

  JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel has "no objection" to two strategic Red Sea islands being transferred to Saudi Arabia as…

Libyans at boiling point amid summer power cuts

by Hamza Mekouar Agence France-Presse TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Mahmud Aguil has a comfortable house in Libya's capital Tripoli, but…

More means less for Zimbabweans battling hyperinflation

by Fanuel Jongwe Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- With runaway inflation eating into incomes, staple foods have vanished from…

34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso…

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