DR Congo PM says ‘more than 7,000 dead’ in war-torn east
Kinshasa, DR Congo - DR Congo's prime minister said Monday that "more than 7,000" people have been killed in the east of the country since...
Mauritania prosecutors seek 20 years’ jail for ex-leader Aziz
Nouakchott, Mauritania - Mauritanian prosecutors asked an appeals court Monday to sentence ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 20 years in prison for abuse of...
Niger junta poised to keep power for five years
Niamey, Niger - Niger's junta will stay in power for at least half a decade more if it accepts a plan presented on Thursday, which...
Congolese president to miss AU meeting on eastern DRC violence
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi will participate in an African Union summit this weekend but will not attend a meeting on the...
UN accuses Sudan paramilitaries of blocking Darfur aid
Port Sudan, Sudan - The United Nations on Monday accused Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of blocking aid to the war-torn country's famine-threatened Darfur region.
The...
