Restive Nigeria town scores win for peace with football
Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) – For years, the central Nigerian city of Jos was a flashpoint for ethnic strife pitting... Read more
26 May, 2021
DR Congo volcano aftershocks rattle residents, damage buildings
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The eastern DR Congo city of Goma was shaken Wednesday by a series of... Read more
26 May, 2021
Ethiopia says 22 officials assassinated in Tigray conflict
Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia said Wednesday that 22 officials from the interim administration in the country’s Tigray region... Read more
26 May, 2021
Kinshasa residents still banking on 'God's protection' from Covid
Kinshasa (AFP) – Experts are trying to figure out why Covid seems relatively absent in Kinshasa, the bustling, chaotic... Read more
26 May, 2021
Macron seeks reset with Rwanda on Africa visit
Paris (AFP) – France and Rwanda aim to definitively turn the page on a quarter century of tensions when... Read more
26 May, 2021
Mediators to meet detained Malian leaders as pressure on army builds
Bamako (AFP) – West African mediators will be allowed to meet with Mali’s detained president and prime minister Wednesday,... Read more
26 May, 2021
Tunisia pins tourism hopes on 'unafraid' Russians
Sousse (Tunisia) (AFP) – With its economy hit hard by the pandemic, Tunisia is counting on Russians and eastern... Read more
26 May, 2021
Indian Covid-19 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO
Geneva (AFP) – The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World... Read more
26 May, 2021
Sudan security officer condemned to death for killing protester
Khartoum (AFP) – A Sudanese court Monday sentenced a senior officer with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to death... Read more
24 May, 2021
Volcano death toll rises as aftershocks shake DR Congo
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – Five people were found choked to death on toxic fumes from the eruption of... Read more
24 May, 2021
