Shelling at a busy market near Sudan’s capital has filled a mortuary with bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. MSF and the Sudanese authorities said the paramilitary Rapid…
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Somaliland: Optimism in Donald Trump’s leadership
Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world’s first country to recognise the self-declared republic. The…
Sudan: Deadly artillery shelling hits Omdurman market killing 56
At least 56 people have been killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air attacks on a vegetable market in Omdurman. The Health Ministry said at least 158 people were…
Ghana: MPs clash in parliament, destroying furniture
Police were called to restore order after chaos erupted in Ghana’s parliament late on Thursday night, with lawmakers destroying furniture, and pushing and shoving each other. Police were called into…
Uganda: Authorities confirm one person dead in Ebola outbreak
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Kampala, its capital city, and the death of a nurse, the Ministry of Health says. The victim, who died on…
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take capital after claiming capture of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital. The…
Nigeria: Music star 2Baba announces separation from wife
Popular Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia has announced his separation from his wife, Annie Idibia. 2Baba formarly known as Tuface got married to Annie in 2012. The couple has two daughters…
DRC: Peace calls mount amid conflict in key city Goma
There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fate of the economic and trading…
DRC: Rwanda and Uganda armies accused of backing M23 rebels
The UN has accused Uganda of backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN experts are warning that a rapidly escalating crisis “carried the…
Sudan: Dozens killed in drone attack on hospital in Darfur
Dozens of patients have been killed in a drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. The attack on Friday killed 67 people…