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Over 1,000 killed in April attack on Sudan refugee camp: UN

 More than 1,000 civilians were killed during three days of attacks by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam displacement camp in April, the UN said Thursday, demanding a war crimes...

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DR Congo’s Tshisekedi wins second term in landslide victory

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Sudan civilians rush for arms as paramilitaries advance

Civilians fleeing the war-torn Sudan ride a truck near the border crossing point in Renk County of Upper Nile State, South Sudan. — Reuters file photo

DR Congo government rules out election

Tires and other objects burn as riot police amass at a street to block a protest by the opposition who are calling for a re-run of last week's national election, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

Congo government bans opposition election protest

An independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) agent processes a voter at the Nyabushongo Institute polling centre on the second day of the Presidential election in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo December 21, 2023.

Sudanese in 'total panic' as paramilitaries move south

A general view of the Ourang refugee camp in Adre where refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan live. — AFP

UN Security Council voices 'alarm' at spreading violence in Sudan

Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan queue with their jerrycans to queue to collect drinking water from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) distribution point at the Ourang refugee camp in Adr. — AFP file photo

Sudan's displaced forced to flee again as safe zones shrink

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan get in their transporation as they flee Wad Madani, the capital of Al Jazirah state. - AFP

DR Congo enters second day of voting after chaotic start

Independent National Electoral Commission officials and polling agents tally votes at the Mavuno polling centre after the end of voting amid the parliamentary and presidential election in Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of Congo. - Reuters

UN's WFP temporarily suspends food assistance in parts of Sudan

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Congo election marred by protest and delays, oppn alleges fraud

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi after casting his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Kinshasa. - Reuters

Egypt's Sisi secures a third term as president with 89.6% of vote

Hazem Badawy (L), head of Egypt's National Elections Authority, announces the results of the 2024 Egyptian presidential elections in Cairo. — AFP

At least 11 killed in Guinea oil terminal blast; extent of damage unclear

Firemen work to extinguish fire after a blast at an oil terminal in Conakry, Guinea. — Reuters

Thousands flee as paramilitaries gain ground in Sudan aid hub

People displaced by the conflict in Sudan get in their transporation as they flee Wad Madani, the capital of al-Jazirah state, heading to Gadaref state on December 16, 2023. Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries engulfed the aid hub of Wad Madani on December 15, triggering an exodus of civilians already displaced by eight months of war, an AFP correspondent reported. (Photo by AFP)

As Egypt’s election closes, no suspense over the winner

A worker carries some fresh bread for delivery at a bazaar area in Cairo, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Mauricio Lima/The New York Times)

Mandela legacy battered by South Africa's troubles

South African former President Nelson Mandela holds the Jules Rimet World Cup beside Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on May 15, 2004, at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich.
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