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A notorious armed group suspected of massacring at least 41 people at a Ugandan school has received funds from the so-called Islamic State (IS), according to a UN report seen by AFP on Monday.The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), accused of the attack last Friday in the western Ugandan town of Mpondwe, has been blamed for …

Group blamed in Uganda attack ‘funded by Islamic State’Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:16:18 GMT Read More »

Every week, the beat of African drums ricocheting through the streets of Nicosia allows Ibrahim Kamara to momentarily forget his arduous quest for asylum — even if just for the length of a song.Kamara, 29, reached the capital of Cyprus five years ago from The Gambia. Like some new migrants to the Mediterranean island, he …

Music gives hope to African asylum seekers in CyprusMon, 19 Jun 2023 03:44:32 GMT Read More »

The world’s first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted Monday at the United Nations, a historic environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to mankind.”It will be a huge accomplishment, one that we’ve already celebrated with the finalization of the text in March. But the adoption formalizes that, …

UN to finally adopt high seas treatyMon, 19 Jun 2023 03:11:48 GMT Read More »

An international donors’ conference for Sudan was set to kick off in Geneva on Monday, one day into a 72-hour ceasefire between the country’s warring generals aimed at allowing for the delivery of desperately needed aid.The army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has since April 15 been battling paramilitary forces commanded by his former deputy …

Sudan donors to meet in Geneva as 72-hour truce enters second dayMon, 19 Jun 2023 02:52:19 GMT Read More »

Victor Osimhen scored twice and Kelechi Iheanacho snatched an added-time winner as Nigeria edged Sierra Leone 3-2 in an Africa Cup of Nations thriller on Sunday to qualify for the finals. Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Mali also booked places at the African showpiece from January 13 in the Ivory Coast, raising the number of qualifiers to …

Iheanacho grabs late winner as Nigeria qualify for Cup of NationsSun, 18 Jun 2023 20:23:49 GMT Read More »

Voting concluded in Mali on Sunday on a new constitution in the ruling junta’s first electoral test, with insecurity and political disagreement preventing voting in some areas.The west African nation has been under military rule since an August 2020 coup but strongman leader Colonel Assimi Goita, 40, has vowed to return the country to civilian …

Voting ends in Mali on junta’s new constitutionSun, 18 Jun 2023 20:10:29 GMT Read More »

Grieving families buried their dead in western Uganda on Sunday while others searched desperately for missing loved ones after militants killed dozens of students in a “brutal” school attack.Officials say at least 41 people, mostly students, were massacred Friday in the worst attack of its kind in Uganda since 2010.President Yoweri Museveni, in his first …

Fear, grief after 41 dead in ‘brutal’ Uganda school attackSun, 18 Jun 2023 17:23:54 GMT Read More »

Malians voted Sunday on whether to back a new constitution in a first electoral test for the ruling junta but fears of jihadist attacks and political disagreements prevented voting in some areas.The west African nation has been under military rule since an August 2020 coup but strongman leader Colonel Assimi Goita, 40, has vowed to …

Malians vote on junta’s new constitutionSun, 18 Jun 2023 16:20:57 GMT Read More »

A 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals took effect on Sunday to allow for the delivery of desperately needed aid to the country, on the eve of a humanitarian conference.The army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has since April 15 been battling paramilitary forces commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, after the two …

72-hour truce between Sudan’s warring generals takes effectSun, 18 Jun 2023 15:19:48 GMT Read More »

Malians voted Sunday on whether to back a draft constitution drawn up by the governing junta which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election.The west African nation has been under military rule since an August 2020 coup, which followed years of instability marked by jihadist insurgencies and political and economic crisis.Some …

Mali junta holds vote on new constitutionSun, 18 Jun 2023 13:16:43 GMT Read More »