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1,500 African migrants arrived in the Canaries over the weekend

Nearly 1,500 African migrants have arrived on the coasts of the Canary Islands since Saturday, notably aboard a boat which carried a record number...

Mozambique burns 45,000 hens as bird flu spreads from South Africa

More than 45,000 hens have been slaughtered, burnt and buried in southern Mozambique. According to officials, the action was is aimed at preventing the...

Chad: Amnesty calls for “justice” one year after bloody demonstration

The families of the victims of the crackdown on a demonstration against the extension of military rule in Chad, which left more than 100...

Kenya: four dead in stampede before public holiday celebrations

Four women died in a late-night stampede on Friday outside a stadium in Kericho, western Kenya, where President William Ruto presided over "Heroes' Day"...

South African President and Dutch Royals Foster Diplomacy and Address Global Conflicts

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the Dutch royal couple, King Willem-Alexander and his wife Queen Máxima of the Netherlands at the Union Buildings...

Genocide in Rwanda: new dismissal of the role of the French army

The Parisian investigating judges responsible for investigations into the inaction accused of the French army during the Bisesero massacres in Rwanda in 1994 have...

Sudan: Number of families suffering from hunger almost doubles

The number of families suffering from hunger has almost doubled in the past year in Sudan, where a war between generals has plunged the...

UN peacekeepers begin sensitive pull out of camps in northern Mali

The UN stabilisation mission in Mali known as MINUSMA announced Monday (Oct. 16) their pullout has started from two camps in the tense Kidal...

DR Congo celebrate recapture of town from rebels in North Kivu

At the invitation of the army and a private military company, a dozen journalists were able to visit a strategic town in the eastern...

South African authorities target coal-smuggling gang they say contributed to a power crisis

South African authorities said they conducted raids across five provinces Thursday to break up a coal-smuggling syndicate they blamed for stealing more than $26...

UN suspends eight peacekeepers in the DRC on allegations of sexual exploitation

U.N. officials say eight peacekeepers have been suspended and detained in eastern Congo on allegations of sexual exploitation. U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Thursday told...

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