At least 200 civilians killed in western Ethiopia, say reports and officials
The attack on the town of Gimbi was connected to fighting between government forces and the OLA, according to a...
africa
Funeral mass held for victims of church gun massacre in Nigeria
Among those paying respects to the 40 people who died was Laide Ajanaku whose parents John Adesina Ajanaku, 67, and...
Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces move towards negotiations
The committee has been "studying the preconditions and how the negotiations will go," he said.The committee will be led by...
‘They never missed Mass.’ Woman loses both parents in Nigeria church attack that killed dozens
A local lawmaker told CNN Monday that "close to 50 people, including children" were killed after attackers stormed into St....
Mass shooting at Nigeria church kills dozens, says local lawmaker
Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began "shooting sporadically," Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the...
One killed in first major protest under Guinea junta
Gunfire rang out in Conakry overnight as people barricaded streets and set tyres alight in protest over a 20% increase...
First African-born Miss France investigated over apartment gift from late Gabon president
Rolland was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant in 2000, when she was age 22. In 2003,...
More than 30 people, including children, killed in stampede at church event in Nigeria
Most of the casualties were children.The incident took place at a local polo club, where the nearby Kings Assembly Church...
Eleven newborn babies die in Senegal hospital fire
"I just learned, with pain and consternation, the death of 11 newborn babies," Sall said in a tweet."I express my...
Germany is keen to pursue gas projects with Senegal, says Scholz on first African tour
Scholz kicked off the three-day tour in Senegal, which has billions of cubic metres of gas reserves and is expected...
US says ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina ‘wrongly detained’
Rusesabagina, 67, was sentenced last September to 25 years in prison over eight terrorism charges tied to an organization opposed...
Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May
In April the British government announced plans to send people seeking asylum to the East African country, but earlier this...
Hopes fade for missing Burkina Faso miners as rescuers find no survivors in rescue chamber
The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp (TV.TO) and located about 120km (75 miles) west of the...
Chadians take to the streets in anti-French protests
The protest was called by Chadian civil society coalition Wakit Tamma to denounce France's backing of the Transitional Military Council...
Female student killed by mob at Nigeria school over blasphemy claims
The girl, Deborah Yakubu, was surrounded by fellow students and attacked on Thursday, a police statement said.The incident happened at...
‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
Guterres, who is visiting Nigeria for the first time as secretary-general, said he had traveled to Nigeria "to express his...
Al-Shabaab gunmen attack major AU military base, Somali commander says
Col Muse Hassan, a Somali military commander in Middle Shabelle region, told CNN that heavily armed Al-Shabaab gunmen attacked the...
Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
The conflict in northern Ethiopia broke out in Tigray between the TPLF and the forces of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's...
Meet Tanzania’s Lion Defenders: the hunters-turned-conservationists of the Barabaig tribe
Historically, the tribe would track and kill lions that posed a threat to their community -- but with populations of...
Tunisia seeks to limit damage after ship carrying up to 1,000 tons of fuel sinks
The ship was heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta when it sank seven miles off the coast of the southern...
