Africa
Flooding in Sudan kills 23 people, injures 61
Sudanese medics say at least 23 people have been killed in heavy flooding in the past three weeks. The Red Crescent Society said Monday that the flood... Read more
Mali counts votes after poll worker slain
Vote counting was under way across Mali on Monday after a tense presidential runoff in which a poll worker was killed and 100 polling stations were fo... Read more
Ethiopian rebels declare ceasefire amid government reforms
An Ethiopian rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire on Sunday, the latest dissident movement to aim for an end to hostilities in the wake of refo... Read more
Four new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment
Four new cases of Ebola virus have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC’s health ministry said on Saturday, as author... Read more
Kenya arrests two top officials for suspected corruption over new $3 billion railway
Kenyan authorities arrested on Saturday the head of the agency that manages public land and the boss of the state railway on suspicion of corruption o... Read more
