Africa

Khartoum residents in ‘state of terror’ after bloody crackdown

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Heavily armed paramilitaries roamed the Sudanese capital Thursday, forcing fearful residents to hide indoors after a…

Leopard kills toddler in S.Africa’s Kruger park

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- A leopard killed a two-year-old boy inside a fenced-off staff compound at South Africa's Kruger…

More than 35 dead after Sudan forces break up sit-in: new toll

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- More than 35 protesters were killed and hundreds wounded Monday when Sudan's military rulers broke up…

More than 30 dead as Sudan military rulers break up sit-in

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudan's military forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum's army headquarters on Monday, leaving more…

Two dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- At least two protesters were shot dead Monday as Sudan's military rulers tried to break up…

Violent clashes rage south of Libya’s Tripoli

by Imed Lamloum TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) -- Violent clashes raged Tuesday south of Tripoli, marking an uptick in fighting as…

Bomb blast hits tourist bus near Egypt pyramids

GIZA, Egypt (AFP) -- A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding some…

Niger tanker truck blast toll rises to 76

NIAMEY, Nigeria (AFP) -- The death toll from a May 6 tanker truck explosion near the international airport in Niger's…

DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives, Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system, to help ‘end the outbreak’

Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than…

Around 52 million in Near East, North Africa, suffering chronic undernourishment, new UN food agency report reveals

Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA),…

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