Sudan’s paramilitary RSF detained 5,000, some tortured -human rights groups
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sudanese human rights organisations had evidence the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had detained more than…
Africa
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…