DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudanese human rights organisations had evidence the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had detained more than 5,000 people in the capital […]
Sudan warring factions clash in city of Bahri as army tries to make gains
CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions fought heavy clashes in parts of the city of Bahri on Friday, residents said, a day after both sides welcomed […]
Venezuelan diplomat jailed in Kenya for 20 years for envoy’s murder
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced a former top Venezuelan diplomat to 20 years in jail over the 2012 murder of the […]
StanChart to sell five sub-Saharan Africa businesses to Access Bank
DUBAI (Reuters) – Standard Chartered said on Friday it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in five sub-Saharan African countries to Nigeria’s Access […]
The meds they bought were toxic. Now Gambian parents seek justice
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – Families of 20 Gambian children who died after consuming cough syrups made in India will take their government to […]
UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise
By Emma Farge and Marc Jones GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks, estimating […]
Ex-Mozambique finance minister pleads not guilty in New York on debt scandal charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Mozambique finance minister pleaded not guilty on Thursday to U.S. criminal charges over his alleged involvement in a fraud […]
Egypt launches new Sudan mediation bid at neighbours’ summit
By Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt on Thursday embarked on a fresh bid to halt fighting between Sudan’s warring factions and contain the humanitarian crisis […]
Congo opposition spokesman shot dead months before election
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The spokesman for one of Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition parties was shot dead on Thursday, authorities said, raising tensions ahead of […]
Explainer-What is happening in Sudan? Fighting in Khartoum explained
By Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15 has wrought havoc in the capital Khartoum, unleashed ethnic violence […]