Africa

South Sudan deploys troops to secure key Heglig oil field in Sudan

The military said the troop deployment was agreed between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, Sudan

At least 19 killed after apartment blocks collapse in Morocco

Local authorities have indicated that the toll could rise in the coming hours.

Somalia establishes its first-ever national human rights commission

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday signed into law the establishment of the country

DRC's top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump's peace push

DRC's foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against R

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