Africa

UN warns of mass exodus from Sudan war catastrophe

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- The UN on Monday warned more than 800,000 people could flee fighting and dire conditions in…

UN says Sudan near ‘breaking point’ as battles flare despite truce

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Monday 5/1/2023 Gun battles and explosions again rocked Sudan's capital Monday despite the latest truce…

UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the "rapidly…

UN, NGOs, warn of rising hunger deaths in Africa

Deaths from hunger are on the rise in Africa because of droughts worsened by climate change and conflict, UN officials…

Another Kenyan pastor accused in mass deaths of followers

NAIROBI, April 27, 2023 (AFP) - Kenya said on Thursday that one of the country's highest-profile pastors would face charges…

Renewed air strikes hit Sudan capital as clock ticks down on truce

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Thursday 4/27/2023 The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday…

Kenya cult toll climbs to 98 as families await news of missing

by Dylan GAMBA Agence France-Presse MALINDI, Kenya (AFP) -- The number of victims linked to a suspected starvation cult in…

Kenya fears more starvation cult victims as search resumes

by Dylan GAMBA Agence France-Presse MALINDI, Kenya (AFP) -- Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be…

Over a dozen alleged gang members stoned, burned alive in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive on Monday…

Blinken says Sudan rivals agree to 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan's warring generals had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire…

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