UN General Assembly adopts resolution on COVID-19
The General Assembly on Friday adopted an “omnibus” resolution to encourage international cooperation in response to COVID-19. The resolution, which
Islamists seize northern Mozambican islands: witnesses
Jihadists in northern Mozambique occupied two small islands in the Indian Ocean threatening maritime traffic in the region where a
UN mission links DR Congo massacres to interethnic violence
Intercommunal violence was probably the cause of two massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast this week, a UN
Trafficked apes from DR Congo recovered in Zimbabwe
At least 26 great apes illegally removed from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been seized in Zimbabwe, where four
Dozens still missing in Oregon as weather helps fire fight
A change in the weather — with winds easing and humidity rising — have helped firefighters battling massive blazes in
S. African president intervenes in probe of improper deployment of public resources
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday intervened in a probe of alleged improper deployment of public resources by senior
Junta to appoint Mali leader in two-year transition, proposal says
Constitutional experts raised the prospect of two years of military-led rule in Mali following last month’s coup at talks on
Six women killed in southern Mali mine blast
Six women, one of whom was pregnant, were killed in a landmine blast in southern Mali on Friday, officials said,
World Bank approves grant for road upgrading in Uganda
World Bank has approved a 130.8-million-U.S.-dollar grant for upgrading roads in refugee-hosting communities in northwestern Uganda, according to a statement
Three al-Shabab terrorists killed near Kenya-Somalia border
Kenyan police on Friday confirmed that three al-Shabab terrorists were killed and four others injured on Thursday by a bomb