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Uganda faces fastest-growing refugee crisis as 1M South Sudanese pour in The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda hit 1 million, the United Nations has said, as hundreds of desperate families pour across the border every day seeking refuge from the civil war more

Africa 8 killed in machine gun attack on UN base in Mali Gunmen attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base in the northern Mali city of Timbuktu on Monday, officials said, killing eight people, including a peacekeeper, five Malian... More
Africa Mudslides kill over 300 in Sierra Leone: Red Cross At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless on Monday when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, leaving morgues overflowing and residents... More
Africa 17 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso Suspected Daesh terrorists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the second such attack on a restaurant... More
Africa 'I'm ok' says Nigeria president after 3-month absence Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been in London for treatment of an undisclosed illness for more than three months, has assured a government delegation that he... More
Africa Kenyatta declared president for second term Kenya's election commission announced Friday that President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a second term as opposition candidate Raila Odinga claimed the vote was rigged. The... More
Africa Kenya election dispute intensifies with conflicting claims A dispute over Kenya's presidential election intensified Thursday when supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga said an unofficial tally showed that he won — a claim... More
Africa Kenya election dispute intensifies with conflicting claims A dispute over Kenya's presidential election intensified Thursday when supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga said an unofficial tally showed that he won — a claim... More
Africa 55 more migrants deliberately drowned off Yemen, IOM says Some 180 Ethiopian and Somali migrants were forced into rough seas off Yemen by smugglers early Thursday and 55 of them are presumed to have drowned, the U.N. migration agency... More
Africa EU must not stop vulnerable refugees from leaving Libya, Oxfam warns Oxfam called on Italy and other European countries to stop pursuing migration policies that prevent people from reaching European shores as many refugees risk being trapped in Libyan ‘living hell' where they suffer kidnappings, torture, sexual violence and slavery More
Africa 1,000 migrants saved since April after being left in Niger desert, UN says Rescue teams have saved a thousand African migrants abandoned by people smugglers in the Niger part of the Sahara desert in recent months, the UN's International Office of... More
Africa Six Red Cross volunteers killed in Central African Republic Aid officials said six Red Cross volunteers have been killed Wednesday in Central African Republic, the third deadly attack on the group in the country this year. Antoine... More

Africa Africa's humanitarian crises worsen, UN reports Africa's humanitarian crises have continued to worsen in 2017, said a report released by the United Nations on Wednesday ahead of the World Humanitarian Day. "Twenty million... More
Africa Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods Sierra Leone's president issued a desperate appeal for help, a day after flooding ravaged the country's capital, killing more than 300 people and leaving hundreds more missing. President... More
Africa Migrant aid group, coastguard face off near Libya A Spanish migrant aid group said Tuesday that one of its rescue boats had been effectively detained by Libyan coastguard for nearly two hours in international waters. It was... More
Africa Zimbabwe first lady claims diplomatic immunity in assault case Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has claimed diplomatic immunity after being accused of assaulting a 20-year-old model, South African police said Wednesday, confirming she... More
Africa Africa’s humanitarian crises keep deteriorating, UN says Africa's humanitarian crises have continued to worsen in 2017, a United Nations report released Wednesday said ahead of the World Humanitarian Day. "Twenty million Africans... More
Africa At least 28 killed in suicide bomb attacks in Nigeria Three women suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance to a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 82, local sources... More
Africa Baby girl 'teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police' dies A six-month-old girl has died in Kenya, her doctor told Reuters on Tuesday, after her parents said she was teargassed and clubbed by police in a security crackdown after last... More
Africa Hunger crisis in Congo pushing it closer to famine Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo has soared in the last year, leaving 7.7 million people in urgent need of food aid and pushing the country closer to famine than... More
Africa Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded 83 in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, local sources said. A woman bomber blew herself up and killed... More
Africa More than 600 remain missing in Sierra Leone mudslide The death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone's capital was certain to rise Tuesday as bodies washed up on a beach and workers searched for an untold number of people... More
Africa Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe fails to appear in court over assault Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe's whereabouts were not known on Tuesday, a South African police spokesman said, correcting the police minister who earlier claimed that... More

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