In a move that many hailed as a salve for the historic wounds between Europe and Africa, Germany last December returned 22 artefacts, looted during the colonial era, to what is now Nigeria.But five months on, questions are being asked in Germany as to whether cultural guardians were wise to hand back the priceless treasures, …

Row erupts in Germany over restitution of Benin bronzesSat, 10 Jun 2023 13:04:40 GMT Read More »

Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 15 years and have often targeted hotels, which tend to host high-ranking Somali …

Six civilians killed in Somalia hotel siegeSat, 10 Jun 2023 09:37:05 GMT Read More »

A 24-hour ceasefire took effect Saturday between Sudan’s warring generals but, with fears running high it will collapse like its predecessors, US and Saudi mediators warned they may break off mediation efforts.Three hours into the truce, residents in various areas of Khartoum said the shelling and air strikes that have rocked the capital daily since …

Latest Sudan truce begins amid civilian scepticismSat, 10 Jun 2023 08:12:58 GMT Read More »

Somali security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, state media said Saturday, after the Islamist Al-Shabaab group claimed responsibility for the attack. The rebels, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 15 years and have often targeted hotels, …

Somalia security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-ShabaabSat, 10 Jun 2023 05:13:17 GMT Read More »

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon made it two world records in a week after delivering a masterclass in the women’s 5,000m at the Paris Diamond League meeting on Friday while Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma smashed the 19-year-old record in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase.Kipyegon headlined a stellar night of track and field at the Stade Charlety that also saw …

Kipyegon and Girma star in night of world records in ParisFri, 09 Jun 2023 21:34:53 GMT Read More »

Rebels from the Islamist Al-Shabaab group were attacking a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Friday, the government and witnesses said.Attackers targeted a hotel at a beach often visited by officials, according to a government statement. “The security forces rescued many people from the building and the operation is still ongoing,” it said.Al-Shabaab, which has been …

Islamist attack underway at Mogadishu hotel: Somali govtFri, 09 Jun 2023 21:21:46 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from Saturday, US and Saudi mediators said, acknowledging that previous attempts to pause a conflict now nearing its third month had proved abortive.Multiple truces have been agreed and broken since fighting erupted on April 15, and Washington had slapped sanctions on both rival generals after the …

Mediators announce 24-hour Sudan truce with warning to rival generalsFri, 09 Jun 2023 17:48:24 GMT Read More »

The World Food Programme (WFP) will halt some food aid to Ethiopia, the UN agency said Friday, following a decision by USAID to suspend food assistance after discovering that supplies were being diverted from those in need.”While we will temporarily halt food aid assistance in Ethiopia, nutrition assistance to children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, school meals …

WFP to halt some food aid to Ethiopia over diverted suppliesFri, 09 Jun 2023 17:40:00 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from Saturday, US and Saudi mediators said, acknowledging that previous attempts to pause a conflict now nearing its third month had proved abortive.”Representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a 24-hour countrywide ceasefire beginning on June 10 at …

Mediators announce new Sudan truce with warning to warring sidesFri, 09 Jun 2023 12:42:44 GMT Read More »

When fighting erupted in Sudan, Rosa Yusif Elias escaped on foot with her seven children over the border to her homeland, South Sudan, where she thought they would be safe.Instead they have been stranded for weeks in an isolated camp that has been overwhelmed by the sudden arrival of tens of thousands of people fleeing …

Grim homecoming for South Sudanese fleeing Sudan violenceFri, 09 Jun 2023 12:11:36 GMT Read More »