THE HAGUE—The International Criminal Court on Monday set a new date in the war crimes trial of a Malian jihadist, saying judges are now to hand down a verdict in June.
LONDON—Britain on Monday announced sanctions against businesses linked to the warring parties in Sudan, which is facing a major humanitarian disaster after a year of conflict.
UNITED NATIONS—Indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Sudan could constitute "war crimes and crimes against humanity," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, one year since fighting erupted between rival generals.
ABIDJAN—Last year's heavy rains have given way to high temperatures, particularly from January to March, which have slashed the cocoa crop, which accounts for nearly 45 percent of global production.
WASHINGTON—Iran's attack on Israel gives Joe Biden a familiar dilemma, but on steroids—how to balance support for a difficult ally while preventing the nightmare scenario of a wider war?
PORT SUDAN - Clashes near El-Fasher, a relative haven in Darfur largely spared from the last 12 months of war in Sudan, have raised fears of a further expansion of the devastating conflict.
RAMPUR, INDIA —More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's muscular Hindu-first agenda.
DAKAR —A ferry service between Senegal's capital Dakar and the southern city of Ziguinchor has resumed to the joy and relief of many who said its months-long suspension had cost them dearly.
KOUFROUN, Chad—Nearly nine million people have been displaced in fighting in Sudan, with about one million fleeing to camps in neighboring Chad.
FILE —A small political party in South Africa, Rise Mzansi, is running for office in upcoming presidential elections, promising an attack on corruption and waste.,
BENI, DRC—Between 10 and 15 civilians were killed in weekend attacks in the Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in new attacks blamed on ADF rebels affiliated with Islamic State, local sources said on Sunday.
GENEVA—The United Nations warned Friday that the humanitarian crisis triggered by the conflict in Sudan is set to worsen dramatically in the coming months and could tip some regions into famine.
NIAMEY—Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with Washington.
ACCRA — The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said it had validated a fresh tranche of aid of $360 million for Ghana as the country seeks to exit an economic crisis.
NAIROBI — The African Union on Saturday urged Mali to provide a post-coup transition “roadmap,” saying the move was needed to steer the country back to democratic rule.
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN — The Sudanese foreign ministry, which has remained largely loyal to the regular army in its year-old conflict with paramilitaries, on Friday slammed its exclusion from an aid conference in Paris next week.
TRIPOLI — Clashes between powerful Libyan armed groups broke out in the capital Tripoli, sparking panic among locals celebrating the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, local media reported.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa’s electoral commission on Friday said it had appealed to the nation’s highest court to rule on whether former-president Jacob Zuma can stand in a general election in May.
JERUSALEM— Most aid bound for war-ravaged Gaza arrives overland from neighboring Egypt but Israel and UN agencies clash on how much actually makes it inside the Palestinian territory.
ABIDJAN— Ukraine inaugurated an embassy in Ivory Coast on Thursday, a day after opening an embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Kyiv seeks a greater presence in Africa to counter Moscow's influence.
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