Libya says boat with 700 Europe-bound migrants intercepted
Migrants are seen on a boat off the coast of Libya, July 18, 2021. /CFP
A vessel carrying at least 700 …
Top stories that shaped Africa in 2022
The year of 2022 has been a challenging year for Africa, but one that has had many bright …
Nigeria’s Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram honoured in exhibition
The faces of the 108 Chibok girls who are still missing nearly nine years after their abduction by Islamist insurgents, Boko Haram, are being remembered in a new exhibition in Nigeria’s capital, Lagos. …
30,000 flee ethnic violence in South Sudan, UN says
Armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by ethnic clashes have forced around 30,000 civilians to flee their homes, the UN’s emergency response agency said Thursday as international partners demanded an end to the violence. …
Eight killed in fighting in Sudan’s Darfur: aid group
Eight people have been killed in fighting in Sudan’s western Darfur region between groups of Arab Rizeigat and the Fur people, an aid group said Thursday. Shooting broke out late Wednesday in Zalingei, the state capital of Central Darfur, after a Fur member was killed, sparking wider fighting, witnesses said. Rizeigat gunmen …
