Africa – TimesLIVE
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is failing to keep up with needs, the UN refugee agency said on Friday
One person was killed and several wounded after security forces opened fire during the burial of a suspected Ebola victim in the northeastern DRC, officials said
Drone attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have intensified in government-held towns in North Kordofan, disrupting daily life and killing and injuring civilians
The cause of the internet disruption in Ethiopia not immediately clear
Residents in Tigray and Lalibela rush to secure food and cash amid fears of renewed war in Ethiopia
Eritrea and opposition groups join forces as regional tensions rise
Claude Le Roy returns to Congo for 12th national appointment as 21 new coaches take charge
New treatment centres lack staff as disease spreads to seven provinces
AU and Caribbean plan calls for formal apologies, debt relief and financial compensation
Sudan on Wednesday said it “upholds its national sovereignty” and called on Washington to engage positively with the African country’s government, pushing back on remarks by the US state department calling into question its legitimacy
Leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray said on Wednesday they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighbouring regions, shattering a four-year-old peace deal
The ICC convicts ex-Seleka militia leader Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic
Morocco’s new political leadership will mainly face pressure to address everyday concerns, such as the need for jobs, better wages, a reduction in inequality, and improved state-funded infrastructure
Belgium and Rwanda are restoring ties after an 18-month diplomatic rupture linked to the conflict in eastern DRC.
MTN has teamed up with Bill Gates’s philanthropy arm to back a R400m artificial intelligence platform that aims to cut maternal mortality rates in Nigeria