Africa

Two dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least two protesters were shot dead Monday as Sudan's military rulers tried to break up…

Violent clashes rage south of Libya’s Tripoli

by Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Violent clashes raged Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in fighting as…

Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egypt pyramids

GIZA, Egypt (AFP) -- A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some…

Niger tanker truck blast toll rises to 76

NIAMEY, Nigeria (AFP) -- The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's…

DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’

Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than…

Around 52 million in Near East, North Africa, suffering chronic undernourishment, new UN food agency report reveals

Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA),…

Toll from Niger tanker truck blast rises to 60: authorities

  NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- The death toll from a tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's capital,…

38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone

by Gregory WALTON PEMBA, Mozambique (AFP) -- Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted…

Libyan air strikes kill four, wound 37: government

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Air raids on Tripoli Sunday night killed four people and wounded 37, Libya's Government of National…

Jihadists kill pastor, four others in church attack in Burkina Faso

  OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- Gunmen killed four worshippers and a pastor in the first jihadist attack on a…

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