57 killed in Sudan’s Darfur as trapped civilians fear bloodbath
Port Sudan, Sudan - Clashes between Sudanese paramilitaries and the regular army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher,...
Trumpets, guns, horses: northern Nigeria’s Durbar ends Ramadan in style
Veiled women ululated as the blare of trumpets and booms of hunting guns filled the air, heralding the approach of the emir in a...
Burkina political activist kidnapped: organisation
A member of a political movement that denounced civilian massacres blamed on Burkina Faso's army and allied militias was kidnapped on Tuesday near the...
M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
Kinshasa, DR Congo - The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital...
Niger turns to satellites to bridge digital divide
Niamey, Niger - We are offering the following story that has been chosen by AFP's chief editors for our Africa Selection re-publication as among the...
