Africa

ABUJA: Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to "bloodshed" on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship. Thousands of demonstrators began…

TUNIS: Tunisia has kicked off candidacy submissions for its upcoming presidential election on October 6, amid what experts say are significant constraints on hopefuls challenging incumbent President Kais Saied. A number of conditions and…

SENEGAL: Tuareg separatist coalition, a major ethnic group in Mali, claimed on Sunday a major victory over the Malian army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in Tinzaouatene district on the Algerian border.…

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday visited a remote and mountainous village hit by the country's deadliest landslide which killed over 250 people. Officials are still trying to pinpoint how many people were…

ADDIS ABABA: At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in…

BAMAKO, Mali: At least 26 people were killed after an armed group attacked a village in Mali’s central region, near the border with Burkina Faso, a government official said Monday, the latest violent attack in the conflict-hit region.…

Police officer Mohamed Salad rushed to the scene a few minutes after the blast and told AFP that several bodies were discovered under the debris.

As farmers count their losses — a total yet unknown — the deluge has exposed what opposition politicians call Kenya’s ill preparedness for climate change and related disasters.

Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to 20 others in Congo. The casualties of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)…

Juba; The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said it has intensified security patrols in South Sudan's Unity State and the Ruweng Administrative Area after clashes left at least 25 people dead over the weekend. In a statement…

New Delhi: India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non-essential movement amid violent protests in the East African nation against the government's proposed tax hikes. "In view of the…

Baghdad; A Shiite militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for an attack with a cruise missile on a site in Haifa in northern Israel. The militia, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said in an online statement on Saturday that…

Harare: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated Cyril Ramaphosa on his reelection as the President of South Africa. In his congratulatory message on Friday, Mnangagwa reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with…

Aviation authorities lost contact with the plane when it "went off radar," the statement from Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera's office said.

Dakar: South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) party has announced it will seek a national unity government after the historic loss of its absolute majority. "We agreed to invite political parties to form a government…

Khartoum: Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has held a phone talk with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, discussing the need to end the conflict in Sudan and enable unhindered humanitarian access…

International human rights groups have warned the election will not be free or fair as Deby's main rival has been killed and others banned from standing.

There was no immediate comment from the UN on when the airdrops could resume.

Experts say to unlock financing and fill the gap, African countries need to address risks like currency instability that they say reduce investor appetite.

More than 130,000 people are currently affected with thousands of houses washed away and others flooded.