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Gunshots thundered and attackers burst into the church hall, picked out victims, tied them up and shot them dead, survivors of the massacre in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday.Witnesses of the attack overnight Saturday to Sunday in Komanda, Ituri province, described to AFP how Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters massacred dozens of worshippers …

DR Congo church massacre survivors recount night of terrorMon, 28 Jul 2025 21:35:04 GMT Read More »

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo’s main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and children in tow, to board a train bound for a homeland shattered by two years of war.The war is not yet over, but with the army having regained control of key areas …

Hundreds of Sudanese refugees in Cairo take up chance to return home for freeMon, 28 Jul 2025 17:49:57 GMT Read More »

Looting and vandalism broke out in the Angolan capital Monday as the taxi industry began a strike over rising fuel prices in the latest of a series of protests over the measure.The government in Africa’s second-largest oil producer raised heavily subsidised gasoline prices from 300 to 400 kwanzas ($0.33 to $0.43) a litre on July …

Looting, vandalism in new Angola fuel-hike protestMon, 28 Jul 2025 17:13:01 GMT Read More »

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face chronic hunger.The African Union urged donors to provide greater support for the world’s poorest continent, which is struggling with poverty, unrest and the …

Hunger must never be ‘weapon of war’, UN chief tells Africa food summitMon, 28 Jul 2025 15:42:29 GMT Read More »

Bandits in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have slaughtered 33 people they had kidnapped in February despite receiving a $33,700 ransom, while three babies died in captivity, local officials and residents said Monday.Zamfara and other states in central and northwestern Nigeria have for years been terrorised by criminal gangs who carry out deadly raids, kidnappings and …

Nigerian bandits kill 33 captives despite receiving ransomMon, 28 Jul 2025 15:21:36 GMT Read More »

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face hunger and starvation.The African Union, for its part, urged donors to provide greater support for the world’s poorest continent, which is struggling with …

Hunger must never be ‘weapon of war’: UN chiefMon, 28 Jul 2025 12:43:12 GMT Read More »

The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol’ boys.Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field …

Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s home of country musicMon, 28 Jul 2025 06:37:30 GMT Read More »

A towel draped over his head, Hamza Jabbari sets bags of plastic bottles onto a scale. He is among Tunisia’s “barbechas”, informal plastic recyclers whose increasing numbers reflect the country’s economic — and migratory — woes.The 40-something-year-old said he starts the day off at dawn, hunching over bins and hunting for plastic before the rubbish …

Tunisia plastic collectors spread as economic, migration woes deepenMon, 28 Jul 2025 04:08:25 GMT Read More »

In the small African kingdom of Eswatini, the arrival of five men deported from the United States under Washington’s aggressive anti-immigrant measures has sparked a rare wave of public dissent.The five, nationals of Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica, were flown to Eswatini’s administrative capital of Mbabane on July 16 on a US military plane …

Questions swell in Eswatini over five men deported from USSun, 27 Jul 2025 09:53:42 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu led the football-mad nation in celebrating the women’s squad after a stunning comeback to win a record-extending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.The 3-2 victory against hosts Morocco in Rabat confirmed the west Africans as the queens of women’s football in Africa as they pulled off a 10th title in …

Nigeria celebrates women’s ‘spectacular’ win in Africa CupSun, 27 Jul 2025 09:45:10 GMT Read More »