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...
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,...
More than 2,800 athletes from over 70 countries compete on 6.5-kilometre course. The Turkish metropolis of Istanbul has hosted the "Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race" for the 36th time. The Turkish National Olympic Committee organised the event, which took place on Sunday, in whic...
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...
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...
Depuis fin juin, les rebelles M23 se sont emparés de la cité de Kirumba, centre économique du territoire de Lubero à environ 100 kilomètres de la ville de Butembo dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. De nouveaux combats entre l'armée de la République démocratique du Congo et les reb...
Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 325th day, has killed at least 40,435 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and wounded over 93,534 others, a conservative estimate, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under debris of bombed homes. Monday, August 26, 2024 1523 GMT — United Nations humanitaria...
Victor Osimhen n'a joué aucun des deux premiers matches de l'équipe en Serie A, mais il n'aurait pas encore accepté les conditions d'Al-Ahli. Alors que la fenêtre de transfert se rapproche de sa date limite du 30 août, de nouvelles rumeurs ont fait surface sur le sort de l'attaquant nigérian et n...
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...
India's Prime Minister has never condemned Russia's war in Ukraine. Now under pressure from the West, all eyes are on Modi's visit to Kiev this week to see if he can keep up his balancing act. By Hannan Hussain Ever since the Russia-Ukraine war began, India has sought to delicately balance its ec...
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...
Sanchez entame mardi une tournée de trois jours dans les principaux pays concernés par l'afflux de migrants : Mauritanie, Gambie et Sénégal. Le Premier ministre espagnol Pedro Sanchez entame mardi une visite de trois jours en Afrique de l'Ouest, alors que son gouvernement de gauche est confronté...