Africa

"The expert group was briefed on the current situation in the country and Sudan's efforts towards achieving peace," said Lieutenant General (retd) Ezz El-Din Osman Taha.

According to authorities, the new armed group  "Lakurawa" is responsible for the killings, possesses sophisticated weapons and is thought to have crossed into Nigeria.

Aid agencies have said that the world's youngest country, highly vulnerable to climate change, is in the grip of its worst flooding in decades, mainly in the north.

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has driven historic numbers of refugees into Chad.

The UN stabilisation mission, known as MINUSMA, had been in place since 2013 but ended on December 31 after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave amid deteriorating relations.

At least 18 people have died in Mozambique during opposition-led demonstrations against the ruling Frelimo party’s alleged election fraud.

Sudan has been engulfed by civil war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the army, led by Abdel Fattah al Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.

At the Third Türkiye-Africa Ministerial Review Conference, Hakan Fidan highlighted Ankara’s commitment to a stable, prosperous Africa, advocating for a shared agenda of development and partnerships based on local empowerment and mutual growth.

The UN agency citing survivors said the boat carried around 30 people from different nationalities, among them seven women, four minors aged six and two, and two infants.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Sudan, urging a swift end to hostilities and the delivery of humanitarian aid.

Sources say thirteen people were killed when Rapid Support Forces opened fire on civilians in Al Jazirah state.

French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledges that Larbi Ben M'hidi, a key figure in Algeria's War of Independence, was killed by French soldiers after his arrest.

Since mid-October, approximately 20 conversations involving politicians, police, lawyers, journalists, and civil society members have been leaked on social media, according to a report.

The main opposition, Umbrella for Democratic Change, held a strong lead in partial results, positioning its candidate, Duma Boko, as the favorite to become president of the southern African nation.

UN missions can only be deployed with the agreement of the host country. In Africa in particular, the UN has been facing hostility in recent years.

The ruling party fights for another term as voters weigh change versus continuity in a tense election, with high unemployment and a fractured opposition adding to the stakes in Africa’s oldest democracy.

The report echoes investigations by rights groups into widespread sexual abuse in the conflict.

The evidence shows how Israel's actions in Gaza stand in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention.

Rescue efforts are under way as Nigerian authorities investigate the cause of the collapse that killed at least seven people.

Chadian government launch operation "to go after the attackers and track them down in their furthest hideouts", the country's presidency says in a statement.

While the rains offer some relief to a region with severe water stress, experts caution that sustained rainfall is needed to significantly improve conditions.

Dozens of people were also injured and hundreds were displaced from the village of Alseriha, according to the Sudan Doctors Network.

Mozambique's new president Daniel Chapo wins over 70 percent of votes, while the opposition cries foul and prepares to protest the election results.

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns of a decline in respect for international law and urges for greater efforts to protect those delivering aid in conflict zones.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stresses the global duty to prevent genocide in Gaza at the BRICS summit, citing the ICJ ruling and calls for UNSC reform to ensure the protection of Palestinian rights and global peace.

The explosion, which occurred last week left 80 people hospitalised with varying degrees of injuries.

The tanker overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala, the capital, police spokesperson Patrick Onyango says.

The full results of Mozambique's October 9 national election are expected this week.

The lawyer, Elvino Dias, was killed with another candidate, Paulo Guambe, from the Podemos party backing the presidency of Venancio Mondlane.

Vast majority of those enduring crushing poverty hail from African and Asian nations, with many trapped in conflict zones.