World / Africa

Sudanese displaced by conflict strive to rebuild lives in Egypt 22 Apr 2024 - 11:58 pm

Cairo: Sami Mahmoud, aSudanese obstetrician and gynecologist, lived a comfortable life in Khartoum, the capital ofSudan, before the outbreak of the armed conflict...

Nigerian Tunde Onakoya breaks record for longest chess marathon 22 Apr 2024 - 09:13 am

New York: Nigerian Tunde Onakoya has broken the world record for the longestchessmarathon after playing unbeaten for more than 58 hours in New...

Cultural fusion shines at Chinese Language Day celebration in Nigeria 20 Apr 2024 - 09:49 pm

Abuja:The vibrant fusion of Chinese and Nigerian cultures illuminated the China Cultural Center in Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria,...

58 die after boat capsizes in C.Africa: rescuers 20 Apr 2024 - 08:59 pm

Bangui, Central African Republic: At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded river boat capsized in the Central African...

Mauritanian presidential election set for June 29 20 Apr 2024 - 06:54 pm

Nouakchott: The first round of Mauritania's presidential election will take place on June 29, with a possible second round on July 14, according...

Kenya mourns defence chief killed in helicopter crash 19 Apr 2024 - 02:46 pm

Nairobi: Kenya began three days of mourning on Friday after its defence chief and nine other senior officers were killed in a helicopter...

A decade on, Nigeria army rescues abducted Chibok girl 18 Apr 2024 - 11:35 pm

Abuja: Nigerian troops rescued another of the missing Chibok girls, 10 years after Boko Haram jihadists kidnapped more than 270 of them from...

Kenya's Ruto calls urgent meeting after military chopper crash 18 Apr 2024 - 06:58 pm

Nairobi: Kenya's President William Ruto on Thursday convened an urgent meeting of the country's security council, State House announced after a helicopter reportedly...

World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine 15 Apr 2024 - 08:20 pm

PARIS: World donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan after a yearlong war that has pushed its population to...

Top diplomats meet in Paris to mobilize aid for Sudan, wrecked by war and on the brink of famine 15 Apr 2024 - 11:09 am

Paris, France: A yearlong war in Sudan has devastated the country and pushed its people to the brink of famine. Top diplomats and...

With French under fire, Mali uses AI to bring local language to students 14 Apr 2024 - 10:01 pm

Safo,Mali: Most of the students had never seen their native language in its written form until recently. Now, they were eagerly sounding out...

Thousands protest in Niger for US troops to leave 13 Apr 2024 - 07:22 pm

Niamey, Niger: Thousands of people in Niger's capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the...

Rwandan expelled from US given life genocide term 13 Apr 2024 - 06:00 pm

Kigali: A Rwandan woman expelled to her homeland three years ago from the United States has been given a life sentence for her...

Nigeria first to use 'revolutionary' meningitis jab: WHO 12 Apr 2024 - 09:47 pm

Geneva: Africa's most populous nation Nigeria has launched a "revolutionary" vaccine against meningitis, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said...

Mali PM says elections will only happen once stabilised 12 Apr 2024 - 09:22 pm

Bamako: Mali's ruling junta will only organise elections to hand back power to civilians once the security situation has been completely stabilised, the...

Sudan humanitarian crisis may worsen and spread: UN 12 Apr 2024 - 07:50 pm

Geneva: The United Nations on Friday warned that the humanitarian crisis triggered by the conflict inSudancould worsen dramatically in the coming months, tipping...

Seven villagers killed in DR Congo's Virunga park 12 Apr 2024 - 07:37 pm

Goma, DR Congo: Seven villagers have been killed in Virunga National Park in volatile eastern DR Congo after going to fetch charcoal, local...

S.Africa's electoral body takes candidate Zuma's case to top court 12 Apr 2024 - 05:12 pm

Johannesburg: The electoral commission said Friday it had appealed to South Africa's highest court to rule on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can stand...