Update on Rwandan protest in DRC
Goma – Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DRC city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw,... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Senegal seizes record cocaine haul
Dakar – Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Equatorial Guinea shuts land borders ahead of election campaign
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea on Monday closed its land borders with Cameroon and Gabon to prevent what it describes... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident to launch full hunger strike ahead of COP27
Cairo – Over 200 days into a partial hunger strike, jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah will fully refrain from... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Somalia attacks toll jumps to 116 amid appeals for aid
Mogadishu – The death toll from twin bombings in Somalia at the weekend has increased to 116, officials in... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Timeline of a disaster: Seoul’s fatal crowd crush
Seoul – After South Korean officials concede that there were errors in crowd control on Halloween, AFP uses official... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Tanzania population grows nearly 40 percent in a decade
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s population jumped by more than 37 percent in a decade to 61.7 million, President... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Greece searches for dozens of migrants in stormy seas: coastguard
Athens – Greece’s coastguard said it was engaged in two separate rescue operations on Tuesday in search of dozens... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Nigeria dismisses security risk after embassy warnings
Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held an emergency meeting with security chiefs, who played down any... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
CAR special court sentences three for crimes against humanity
Bangui – In a historic ruling, a UN-backed court in the Central African Republic on Monday convicted three militiamen... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
