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Denmark shuts embassy in Mali, Burkina Faso
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Denmark shuts embassy in Mali, Burkina Faso

Following the closures in Bamako and Ouagadougou, a special representative will be appointed for the African Great Lakes and Sahel region, authorities said. Denmark is shutting down its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso as part of its new Africa strategy, as military coups have "severely limited...

WHO regional meeting takes place in Brazzaville as mpox spreads
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WHO regional meeting takes place in Brazzaville as mpox spreads

The UN health agency declared the spread of the new, more dangerous mpox strain, dubbed Clade 1b, in Africa a public health emergency of international concern—the highest alarm the UN agency can sound. The seventy-fourth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa takes place in Brazzaville,...

Dam collapses in Sudan, kills at least 60 people
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Dam collapses in Sudan, kills at least 60 people

Floods swept through villages near the Arbaat Dam, crashing into the surrounding mountains and then flowing back into the villages, causing extensive destruction. At least 60 people were reported dead as a dam collapsed in eastern Sudan on Monday amid torrential rains, according to local media. M...

Nigerian police officers killed in clashes with Shi'ite marchers
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Nigerian police officers killed in clashes with Shi'ite marchers

Members of the Shi'ite group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, were on the streets of Abuja on Sunday for an annual procession. There have been clashes between Nigerian police and members of a prominent Shia group, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, who were taking part in their annual Arba'een pro...

Le Kenya envoie des troupes en RDC pour le maintien de la paix
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Le Kenya envoie des troupes en RDC pour le maintien de la paix

Les forces de défense kényanes ont annoncé dimanche que le Kenya avait envoyé des troupes pour contribuer au maintien de la paix en République démocratique du Congo. Le Kenya a envoyé des troupes en République démocratique du Congo pour rejoindre une force de maintien de la paix de l'ONU chargée...

Timeline: The persecution and exodus of Myanmar's Rohingya
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Timeline: The persecution and exodus of Myanmar's Rohingya

As refugees mark the 7th "Rohingya Genocide Day", fresh arrivals strain camps' capacity in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district. By Tuncay Şahin The Rohingya refugee crisis is a complex and protracted humanitarian crisis that stems from decades of discrimination and violence against the Muslim Rohin...