Egyptians were fleeing conflict-ridden Sudan on Monday as fighting continues there between two rival generals in Africa’s third largest country. Coaches streamed through Egypt’s Argeen border with Sudan, carrying evacuees onboard. Foreign governments have also been airlifting hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety from Sudan. Over 420 people, including 264 civilians, have been killed and over 3,700 wounded… Read More

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday promised action against “terrorist” cults that “use religion” after the deaths of 58 followers of a cult in the east of the country sparked a debate over security and legislative loopholes against such organisations. Search operations were continuing on Monday in the Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi, where dozens of bodies… Read More

The ongoing battle between Sudan’s top generals threatens to plunge the nation into chaos. The fierce fightings mostly in Khartoum and in the region of Darfur have killed over 420 people and wounded 3,700, according to a new provisional toll by the World Health Organization. After over a week of conflict, evacuations of foreign diplomats have started. However, daily life… Read More

Extreme weather events in Malawi have driven “very sharp” rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cyclone Freddy in March triggered six months’ worth of rainfall in six days, causing cases there to spike too, Peter Sands, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,… Read More

A former Prime Minister of Burundi, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, wanted for several days by the courts without the authorities communicating the reasons, has been arrested, announced on Saturday the National Independent Commission for Human Rights (CNIDH) and a senior security official. Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, who had been Prime Minister since June 2020, was removed from office on September 7 by President Evariste… Read More