Africa
Guinea Jails Opposition Figure For ‘Insurrection’
Guinea Map A Guinean court on Monday jailed a doctor and leader of an aid group for a year for crimes including calling for insurrection, after he campaigned against
34 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsized Off Djibouti
IOM logo: Photo: Twitter@IOM Nigeria Thirty-four migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, the second such
Ballot Counting Underway After Tense Election In Benin Republic
Officials of Autonomous National Electorial Commission (CENA) records election results during the counting at a polling station at the end of the vote for the presidential election’s first round in
Benin Republic Tense As President Talon Seeks Re-Election
Benin Republic’s President Patrice Talon Benin President Patrice Talon looked set to win re-election on Sunday in a tense ballot, with critics accusing him of rigging the race in his
Chad Votes With 68-Year-Old Deby Set To Extend 30-Year Rule
Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno (C) casts his ballot at a polling station in N’djamena, on April 11, 2021. Chad headed into presidential elections on April 11, 2021 with Idriss
Egypt Prosecutor Says Deadly Train Crash Driver Not In cabin
This picture taken on March 12, 2020 shows a view of the scene of a railroad collision in the Egyptian capital Cairo, where a train crashed into another which was
Sierra Leone To Vaccinate Health Workers Against Ebola
A young man receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse in Goma on August 7, 2019. Three cases of the deadly virus was detected in the border city of
Benin Election Protest Death Toll Rises To Two
A man looks on as protesters erect makeshift barricades with tires and branches during a demonstration against Benin President Patrice Talon in Toui, an opposition stronghold, on April 7, 2021.
Death Toll In Sudan Darfur Clashes Rises To 132
PHOTO USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE STORY: Sudanese members of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force backed by the Sudanese government to fight rebels and guard the Sudan-Libya border, ride
One Dead, Three Injured In Benin Republic After Army Cleared Protesters
A man gestures as protesters erect makeshift barricades with tires and branches during a demonstration against Benin President Patrice Talon in Toui, an opposition stronghold, on April 7, 2021. Yanick
