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S Sudan no longer in famine, risk of starvation remains An increase in international aid has lifted South Sudan out of famine, however the number of people at risk of starvation has increased over the last month, a UN-backed report... more

Africa Nearly 70 dead in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base Heavily armed al-Shabab militants have stormed a military base in Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland, killing close to 70 people, officials said yesterday. Officials... More
Africa 10,000 evacuated, 3 dead as fire sweeps through South African town Fires fanned by high winds have swept through a scenic coastal town in South Africa, killing three people, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of up to 10,000 people,... More
Africa Dozens killed in clashes between military, Shabaab militants in Somalia's Puntland A dawn raid by militants on a military camp in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday left at least 10 soldiers dead, security officials said. Al Shabaab,... More
Africa South African school nixes headscarf rule after protest A top public school in South Africa's largest city of Johannesburg on Monday withdrew the issuing of concession cards to allow headscarved Muslim students access into the... More
Africa Turkey sends 15,000 tons of aid to Somalia A ship carrying 15,000 tons humanitarian aid, including food, set off to Somalia yesterday from Turkey's southern Mersin province to deliver aid to the country. Organized... More
Africa 30 Chinese nationals arrested in Zambia for illegal mining, employing minors Zambian police arrested 30 Chinese nationals for allegedly carrying out illegal mining activities, the nation's home minister said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Home... More
Africa Plight of Africans fleeing conflict ignored, report says The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a Norwegian charity group said Thursday, warning the victims are increasingly... More
Africa 15 children die in botched measles vaccination campaign, South Sudan says Fifteen young children have died in a botched measles vaccination campaign that saw people as young as 12 years old administering the vaccines, South Sudan's government announced... More
Africa 44 migrants, including babies, die in Niger desert after truck breaks down At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of northern Niger while on the way to Libya, local officials... More
Economy Kenya inaugurates $3.2 billion Chinese-built railway Kenya inaugurated a $3.2 billion railway funded by China linking the capital Nairobi to the port of Mombasa on Wednesday, the country's biggest infrastructure project since... More
Africa Turkey to send 15,000 tons of aid to Somalia The Turkish Red Crescent Society is set to send 15,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Somalia on Friday, the organization said Wednesday. A ship carrying relief goods will... More

Africa Starvation looms as food runs out in drought-hit Ethiopia The Somali people of Ethiopia's southeast have a name for the drought that has killed livestock, dried up wells and forced hundreds of thousands into camps: sima, which means... More
Africa Car bomb attack kills at least 15 in Somalia's capital At least 15 people are dead after a suicide car bomber posing as a milk delivery van detonated at a district headquarters in Somalia's capital, police said Tuesday. The... More
Africa Resort popular with Westerners outside Mali's capital under attack A luxury resort popular with Western expatriates outside Mali's capital Bamako came under attack by gunmen on Sunday, the Security Ministry said. Gunmen stormed Le Campement... More
Africa Egypt sentences 30 to death over top prosecutor killing An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 30 people to death in connection with the 2015 assassination of the country's prosecutor-general, according to a local judicial source. Prosecutor-general... More
Africa Italian, Libyan coastguard rescue 3,400 migrants The Italian and Libyan coastguard have rescued more than 3,400 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since Friday, the two countries' coastguards said. Most... More
Africa Tunisian gov't signs deal with protesters to end blockade of oil plant Protesters agreed Friday to end a blockade of a Tunisian oil and gas plant that saw bloody clashes with police last month after the government met many of their demands. The... More
Africa At least 31 killed in restaurant attack in Somalia Al-Shabab terrorists attacked a popular Somalia restaurant in an overnight siege and killed 31 people — many at point-blank range — before they were slain by security... More
Africa Libyan militia frees Gaddafi's son from jail Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been freed by an armed group holding him in the western town of Zintan where he was taken after... More
Africa 11 killed, more than 900 escape in eastern DR Congo prison attack Armed men have attacked a prison in the eastern Congolese city of Beni, killing at least 11 people and freeing more than 900 prisoners, according to a DR Congo official. North... More
Africa Gaddafi’s son released from prison in Libya Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been freed by an armed group holding him in the western town of Zintan where he was taken after... More
Africa DR Congo snubs UN warning of probe into Kasai violence DR Congo authorities rebuffed a U.N. warning yesterday to launch an international probe into violence in the central Kasai province following the discovery of dozens of mass... More

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