FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2025, 20:31
Sudanese paramilitaries killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, as the government said the real toll was more than double.
The DRC insists on a military solution in the fight against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. Analysts say the fall of Bukavu could complicate matters.
After fleeing conflict, over 100 athletes from across Africa attend trials in Kenya in the hope of becoming part of the Refugee Olympic Team.
More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.
Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when the vehicles they were travelling in came under attack, with local sources telling AFP that Wagner mercenaries and Mali’s army were responsible.
Burundi on Monday said that close to 10 000 people had fled across its western border from the Democratic Republic of Congo over the last three days as Rwanda-backed forces advance there.
Pravind Jugnauth was charged with money laundering, which he denies, following a dramatic arrest.
The killing of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure in the gay Muslim community, has shocked many.
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has stepped up its attacks on the Zamzam refugee camp near el-Fasher, capital of the North Darfur state.
There are concerns about Kizza Besigye’s health as his hunger strike enters a second week.
The African Union warned on Sunday against the break-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country’s east.
A 144-run partnership between Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher steers Ireland to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe as they level the ODI series in Harare.
He was a pioneering figure who ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for gay Muslims.
There is not much Erling Haaland has failed to do when it comes to scoring goals since he joined Manchester City, although none of his 11 hat-tricks have come quicker than Omar Marmoush’s first for the club.
Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri accuses Preston forward Milutin Osmajic of racially abusing him during Saturday’s Championship match at Deepdale.
A fraud and corruption case against Kwesi Nyantekyi, the former president of Ghana’s football association, is dropped after a complex five-year legal battle.
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the region’s second biggest city, the rebel alliance and a civil security source said on Friday.
The militants’ rapid progress comes despite calls for a ceasefire and a resumption of peace talks.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he intends to advocate for peace and security at the upcoming 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this weekend.
The chief of defence staff was among those who were prevented from travelling to an official event.
Dozens of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape by armed men, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.