RABAT - The Moroccan navy said it had rescued 141 African migrants on Sunday aboard a boat in distress sailing from Mauritania en route to the Canary Islands. The migrants, including three women and two children, left the Mauritanian coast on February 10, the navy said.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis appealed on Sunday to Sudan's factions to put an end to a 10-month conflict that has seen millions displaced and prompted warnings of famine.
WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday condemned worsening violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), blaming it on M23, an armed group it said is backed by Rwanda.
The Sudanese army has claimed its first major advance in 10 months of war, regaining control of part of the city of Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces.
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Friday said he would fully abide by a court decision that overturned the postponement of the presidential election to December, pledging to hold consultations to organize the vote as soon as possible. Alex Cohen of Reuters has this report.
Democratic Republic of Congo's worst floods in 60 years hit at the country at the end of December, but more than a month later some areas remain submerged and thousands of people are still homeless - prompting calls for action. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
Senegal entered a new phase of electoral uncertainty on Thursday after the constitutional council ruled that legislation to postpone the country's presidential election was not in line with the constitution. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
Kenyan furniture maker Jared Omondi is having to walk several miles to work each day in Nairobi after public transport prices doubled. He is one of millions of Kenyans facing spiraling living costs caused by measures to tame surging public debt. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more details.
JERUSALEM — South Africa's latest request to the World Court against a possible offensive by Israel in southern Gaza serves Hamas and is an attempt to stop Israel from defending itself, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
LONDON, BRUSSELS — Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery has issued tenders to sell two fuel cargoes for export, the first from the newly commissioned refinery, a tender document showed and trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
ACCRA — Ghana's new finance minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, on Thursday pledged to keep the country's $3 billion International Monetary Fund program on track, as it aims to finish restructuring its overseas debt before an election in December.
KAMPALA — Uganda is negotiating with Tanzania to import its oil products through Dar es Salaam, which would mean an end to imports via Kenya's Mombasa port, Uganda's energy minister said on Thursday.
GENEVA—The United Nations aid chief warned on Thursday of the possibility of a spillover of Palestinians amassed in Rafah into Egypt if Israel launches a military operation against the border town.
LONDON — The emergency global stockpile of cholera vaccines is empty with all available doses for this month already allocated to countries battling major outbreaks, two United Nations agencies told Reuters.
ABUJA - Nigeria plans to fix its chronic power woes by settling outstanding debts of about $2.16 billion to energy producers and tackling gas supply shortages to generating firms, the power minister said on Wednesday.
ABUJA - Nigeria is planning to set up a national commodity board to regulate the price of grains and other items, as rising food costs stoke double-digit inflation in a country where smallholder farmers dominate production.
ROME - An Italian judge has ruled that two employees of a U.N. agency cannot be tried over the deaths of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and a driver in 2021 because they have diplomatic immunity.
ACCRA — A statement released by Ghanaian officials on Wednesday said the nation’s Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta has been relieved of his duties by the president.
CANBERRA — Thousands of sheep and cattle stuck on a ship that was forced to abandon a passage through the Red Sea last month have begun disembarking at the same Australian port they left nearly six weeks ago, Australia's agriculture ministry said late on Monday.
MAIDUGURI- Armed men killed four people, including two policemen, and kidnapped at least 40 others in an attack on Kaura Namoda, in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, police and residents said on Tuesday.
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