More than three weeks after Libya’s deadly flood disaster, the divided country’s two rival administrations remain bitterly at odds on how to manage the massive aid and reconstruction effort.The aftermath of the disaster on September 10-11 has seen the rival camps in the east and west of the war-scarred country both announce their own plans …

Libya flood relief hampered by ‘turf wars’ and divisionTue, 03 Oct 2023 12:01:11 GMT Read More »

Niger began three days of national mourning Tuesday after 29 soldiers were killed in a suspected jihadist attack, the deadliest since the military took power in July.The latest violence comes as the country’s coup leaders indicated they were considering neighbouring Algeria’s offer to mediate talks for a transition back to civilian rule. Niger is battling two …

Niger begins three-day national mourning for killed soldiersTue, 03 Oct 2023 04:58:40 GMT Read More »

A military court sentenced a DR Congo army officer to death and handed 10-year prison terms to three others Monday over the August killing of more than 50 protesters in the eastern city of Goma.The defendants’ lawyers have said they will appeal the decision, while two others standing trial were acquitted.The death penalty is often …

DRC army officer receives death sentence over protest killingsMon, 02 Oct 2023 22:47:02 GMT Read More »

The Malian army began redeploying troops on Monday towards the northern rebel stronghold Kidal, security officials said, amid a resumption of hostilities in that region.The troop movements have triggered speculation about the start of an offensive in the Kidal region.It would come at a time when the Malian army is under threat in the north, …

Mali troops redeploy towards rebel strongholdMon, 02 Oct 2023 18:07:32 GMT Read More »

Niger’s coup leaders have accepted Algerian mediation to resolve a political crisis following the toppling of the president who is filing a legal case against the putschists.Military leaders in the West African state have agreed to “a six-month transition plan” to restore “the constitutional order”, Algeria’s foreign ministry announced Monday.They ousted Niger’s democratically elected, pro-Western …

Coup-hit Niger set for Algerian mediationMon, 02 Oct 2023 17:04:18 GMT Read More »

The UN’s health agency on Monday recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, which could save hundreds of thousands of lives by plugging a huge supply and demand gap.Nearly half a million children in the African region die every year from the disease, which is caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes. “As a malaria researcher, …

WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for childrenMon, 02 Oct 2023 16:54:05 GMT Read More »

DR Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he will stand for president in elections planned for December. Speaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation’s capital Kinshasa, the doctor told reporters he wanted to save a country riven by insecurity and poor leadership. “Our country is …

DR Congo Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege unveils presidential bidMon, 02 Oct 2023 16:28:46 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s months-long war has spread to a town in the country’ south, forcing thousands to flee, residents said Monday after attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battling the army.RSF fighters on dozens of armed vehicles attacked the town of Wad Ashana, on the border between North Kordofan and White Nile states, on Saturday, according …

Thousands flee southern Sudan town as war spreads: witnessesMon, 02 Oct 2023 16:20:21 GMT Read More »

Security forces in Madagascar fired tear gas on opposition candidates leading a protest in the capital Antananarivo on Monday, amid rising political tensions ahead of presidential elections next month.Eleven of the 13 presidential candidates in the running had called on supporters to demonstrate against what they have described as an “institutional coup” to favour incumbent …

Madagascar security forces fire tear gas on opposition candidatesMon, 02 Oct 2023 16:19:46 GMT Read More »

DR Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he would run for president in elections planned for December. Speaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation’s capital Kinshasa, the doctor told reporters he would stand for president in order to save a country riven by insecurity …

DR Congo Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege declares presidential bidMon, 02 Oct 2023 15:47:57 GMT Read More »