At least 52 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer’s death
At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a popular singer, a regional spokesman said on...
Africa
Congo announces end of Ebola outbreak in east, second deadliest on record
The second-largest Ebola outbreak on record is over after nearly two years and more than 2,200 deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday, even...
Gunmen ambush Mali army convoy, soldiers killed – residents
Gunmen ambushed an army convoy near a town in central Mali on Sunday and killed a number of soldiers, residents from another nearby town said....
Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government capture key air base
Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government took control of an air base south-west of Tripoli on Monday after a sustained assault, in what could...
Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules
Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain...
Without naming Libya’s Haftar, France says unilateral action won’t solve conflict
France said on Tuesday that the Libyan conflict could not be solved through unilateral decisions, but only under U.N.-backed dialogue after Libya’s eastern-based military leader...
UN tries to salvage Libya talks after government announces pullout
The United Nations tried to salvage talks over a ceasefire for Libya on Wednesday after the government based in Tripoli said it was pulling out after a...
Blast shuts Eni’s oil pipeline feeding Nigeria’s Brass oil exports
An oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria forced the local subsidiary of Italian oil major Eni to close a pipeline feeding the Brass oil export terminal,...
French soldiers kill more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali
French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali in three separate operations on Thursday and Friday targeting al Qaeda and Islamic State-linked groups,...
Rushing downstairs at end of school, 14 Kenyan children killed in stampede
Fourteen children were killed in a stampede as they rushed down a staircase at the end of classes at a primary school in western Kenya...
Anti-China sentiment spreads abroad along with coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of anti-China sentiment around the globe, from shops barring entry to Chinese tourists, online vitriol mocking the country’s...
Conservationists try to save underfed lions in Sudanese wildlife park
Conservationists in Sudan are trying to save four lions they say have been underfed and neglected in a wildlife park in the capital Khartoum, after...
EU must consider ways to support Libya truce -Borrell
The European Union will discuss all ways to uphold a formal ceasefire in Libya but any peace settlement will need real EU support to make...
Libyan commander’s forces choke oil flows, overshadowing peace summit (Updated)
Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky truce in Libya, but the meeting was overshadowed by blockades...
UN envoy hopes for speedy reopening of Libya oil ports
The United Nations envoy to Libya said on Saturday he hoped but “could not predict” whether eastern oil ports shut ahead of a pending Berlin...
Scientists hope to revive near-extinct northern white rhino in Kenya
Scientists working to save the northern white rhinoceros from extinction plan to implant its artificially developed embryos in another, more abundant rhino subspecies in Kenya later this year,...
Flights suspended in Libya’s capital due to rocket fire, says official
Flights were suspended until further notice at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday due to rockets falling nearby, an airport official...
Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher’s killing
A Sudanese court sentenced 29 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a teacher in detention in...
Merkel, Erdogan, Putin discuss diplomatic solution for Libya – govt spokesman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed efforts to reach a diplomatic solution for the Libyan conflict in two separate phone calls with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian...
‘World’s oldest rhino’ dies in Tanzania at 57
A rhino believed to the world’s oldest has died at the age of 57 in a Tanzanian conservation area, authorities said. Fausta, a female black rhino, died of...
