Countries Five killed in attack near Kenya’s border with Somalia Nairobi – Five people were killed and three others, including a Chinese national, were wounded when “bandits” ambushed a... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries History may explain South Africa’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Keith Gottschalk, University of the Western Cape South Africa abstained in a vote in the United Nations General Assembly... Read more 13 Mar, 2022
Countries Suspected jihadists kill dozens in north Mali, sources say Bamako – Dozens of civilians and members of a Tuareg rebel group that signed a peace deal with the... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries France’s Sahel chief says ‘no redeployment’ to Niger from Mali Ouagadougou – The head of France’s anti-jihadist mission in the Sahel on Friday said French forces that were being... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Mali envoys in Mauritania amid tensions over border disappearances Nouakchott – A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
World ‘All we have is our talent’: Ukraine violinists find peace in Denmark Stevns – With three friends, all violinists like her, Nadia Safina fled the invasion of Ukraine to find peace... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Ethiopia vows probe into gruesome video of man on fire Nairobi – Ethiopia on Saturday vowed to investigate and take action against uniformed soldiers and others seen in a... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Libya armed groups step back after Tripoli escalation Tripoli – Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that armed groups backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli,... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Guinea junta halts activity on huge iron deposit Conakry – Guinea’s junta has ordered a freeze on all activity at a vast iron ore deposit, saying work... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Dozens killed in disputed South Sudan-Sudan border area Juba – Several dozen people have been killed in a spasm of intercommunal violence in a disputed area on... Read more 12 Mar, 2022