Victims believed to be from Mali and Mauritania are laid to rest in a poignant ceremony with authorities expressing concerns that more refugee and migrants might have been aboard the vessel that trave...
The mother of the child noticed the predator pulling her child's head and she then started pulling the child from the animal until she was successful.
The perils and predicaments of life as a refugee are hitting home for millions of displaced as they brace for more uncertainty amid brutal war entering its second year.
Green charcoal is emerging as an alternative to the widespread use of traditional coal for cooking in Africa as the impact of climate change, partly caused by coal emissions, bears down on the environment.
UN says $3.24 billion is needed this year alone, including to assist some four million internally displaced people, but that plan is less than five percent funded.
IMECE, launched into space on April 15, 2023, has executed its mission successfully, the Turkish industry and technology minister says, adding, Türkiye has proved its ability in space technologies.
Amid raging wars in Gaza and Ukraine, protesters in US capital urge American leadership not to abandon the North African country where Sudanese are facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' warning comes as France and its allies collect aid pledges of more than $2.1 billion at a conference dedicated to helping Sudan.
An unflinching look at Sudan's year-long conflict reveals a devastated nation in the throes of a humanitarian crisis overlooked by the world, and the resilience of its people amid untold suffering.
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins fails to say whether British government found carrier for flights to East African country.
Since fighting erupted last April 15 between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the war-ravaged western region of Darfur has been the site of mass ethnic-based killings.
The opening comes after the Nguon of the Bamoun people, a set of rituals celebrated in a popular annual festival, joined UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Women and children account for almost 90 percent of the Sudanese refugees who have arrived in Chad over the past year, according to the UN.
The Men5CV vaccine shields against the five major strains of the meningococcal bacteria (A, C, W, Y and X) in a single shot.
5 million people are on the brink of famine, particularly in hard-to-reach areas such as Khartoum and Darfur.
Violence against women is rising even though aid groups say a majority of survivors don’t come forward due to a lack of help where they live.
The new Niger government has made a complete pivot to Russia, breaking away from France and its European partners.
UN fact-finding mission calls for an end to Sudan's war as civilian attacks and aid blockades worsen the humanitarian crisis.
Special Envoy to Sudan Tom Perriello says he hopes partners will prioritise Sudan's conflict as the international response is only at 5% of the needed amount.
Mali's ruling military announces the suspension of all party political activities until further notice on public order grounds.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least six other people were missing and presumed dead, and that 22 survivors were being assisted by the IOM and local authorities.
South Africa’s Electoral Court rules that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office as a lawmaker in the upcoming election, paving the way for him to run for president on behalf of the new uMkhonto weSizwe Party.
As the haunting chronicle of the mass kidnapping of schoolgirls from a boarding house in Nigeria's Chibok in 2014 completes a decade, hope hangs by a thread for the families whose loved ones are still not back home.
With the discovery of five more bodies during search and rescue efforts, the death toll from the ferry accident now stands at 96.
Boat sinking off Mozambique coast claims over 90 lives, mostly children, amidst overcrowded conditions while investigations launched to determine the cause.
In keeping with tradition, the ceremonies on the 30th anniversary of the genocide began with Kagame placing wreaths on mass graves and lighting a remembrance flame at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
Sudan's war between the military, under army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, began last April 15.
At least 15 people were killed, and the toll could rise as many people jumped into the Ituri River to escape the attack and are now missing, according to an official.
Revived after the 1994 genocide, Rwanda's ancient art form, imigongo painting, is rooted in Tutsi heritage and crafted from cow dung.
Hundreds of community projects, backed by the government or civic groups, focus on uniting Rwandans and the nation joins hands in somber commemorations of the genocide anniversary.
African island nation demands EU pull back its ambassador, Isabelle Delattre Burger, who denounced a law that allows chemical castration of men convicted of raping minors.
French president believes his country could have acted to stop the genocide of an estimated 800,000 people in the African nation in 1994 along with its Western and African allies, but "did not have the will" to do so.
Fifteen other people, including journalists and politicians face similar charges.
Ghanaians are crying out against the 63-year-old priest who married a 13-year-old girl in a traditional ceremony near Accra, calling it a crime.