Africa

'Armed bandits' kill 20 civilians in west Niger

Armed "bandits" have reportedly killed 20 civilians travelling on a truck in Niger's western region.

Nigeria arrests top leaders of notorious terrorist group

Nigerian officials say they have arrested the alleged leaders of a terrorist group accused of severa

Sudan paramilitary RSF kills dozens in attack on famine-hit Darfur camp

RSF attack Abu Shouk last week and killed more than 40 people, as the paramilitaries have tried to s

DRC rejects Kenya's new envoy to city under rebel control

The Congolese foreign ministry said that Kenya did not contact Congo's government in the capital, Ki

Ethiopia's iconic fossil Lucy leaves for Europe amid safety concerns

There are safety concerns about the transportation of her fragile bones for an exhibition at the Cze

Guinea-Bissau expels Portuguese media outlets

Journalists from the former colonial ruler, Portugal, have been ordered to leave Guinea Bissau.