Africa

M23 rebels claim to have captured eastern DRC's strategic city of Uvira

M23 rebels claim to have seized the city of Uvira, a key commercial hub near the Burundi border that

M23's advance in DRC prompts Burundi border closure

Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira on Wednesda

All crew members killed in Sudan military plane crash

Authorities have not disclosed how many personnel were on board.

Tanzania marks muted Independence Day amid tensions

Tanzania police patrol streets on national holiday ahead of planned protests over October election.

Egypt's Sisi and Libya's Haftar reaffirm support for Sudan’s territorial unity

President Abdel Fattah al Sisi and Khalifa Haftar call for a peaceful settlement that preserves Suda

Guinea-Bissau says military ruler will not be allowed to run for president

Guinea-Bissau's transitional government, which took power last month, has said that its leading gene