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A Coptic Church in a densely populated area of Cairo. The scene of a fire on Sunday morning, in which at least 41 people died when it ripped through the building during the morning service. About 14 others were hurt in the blaze — which sent huge amounts of thick black smoke into the air as congregants worshipped. The health… Read More

The United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS), which has been suspended for the past month, will resume troop rotations on Monday with a new approval mechanism amid diplomatic tensions between Bamako and its partners. “UNMISMA has agreed to the new procedures and has communicated them to all troop-contributing countries. There will be no exceptions,” Minister Abdoulaye Diop told AFP. “It… Read More

Kenyans prayed for peace Sunday as they waited anxiously for the final outcome of a tight presidential race, with the two frontrunners neck and neck, according to partial official results. As of Sunday morning, Deputy President William Ruto had scored 51.25 percent of the vote, reversing earlier gains for his main rival Raila Odinga, who had 48.09 percent, according to… Read More

Kholoud Massaed of the Hadaria tribe in Sudan vividly recalls the day her face was scarred with a sharp blade, an ancient practice that was once common. Now in her 80s, she still carries on each cheek the three lesion lines that have since darkened over time. “They took me to a man who was known to carry out this… Read More

Anti-riot police took action as chaotic scenes unfolded at Kenya’s national tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya (a tourist village) late Saturday, halting the ongoing verification of presidential votes. Allies of longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga cited alleged irregularities in the process by election officials. Odinga’s chief agent Saitabao Ole Kanchory walked to the podium and shouted into the… Read More

Police officers and army troops patrolled Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown after a demonstration organized by women on Wednesday to draw attention to inflation and the rising cost of living descended into clashes between security forces and young men demanding President Julius Maada Bio resign.  Army officers used megaphones to appeal for calm. They also told residents that it was safe… Read More

Angola’s main opposition party on Thursday denied it had received funds from the family of late president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, an allegation coinciding with the runup to crucial elections. Incumbent President Joao Lourenco, who was handpicked by dos Santos but then turned against his former boss, on Wednesday accused opponent Adalberto Costa Junior of having a financial relationship with… Read More

At least 31 people are still being held hostage by gunmen who attacked a train in northwestern Nigeria in March, President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday. Eight people were killed and dozens abducted on March 28 when the attackers detonated a bomb on a railway track and opened fire on the train from Abuja to Kaduna, a city where criminal gangs… Read More

Deadly seasonal floods have collapsed more than 2,500 houses in eastern Sudan, state news has reported, adding that the situation has displaced thousands in the region. Another 546 houses were partially destroyed by torrential rains in River Nile province, SUNA news agency said late on Thursday. Since the start of the rainy season in May, the United Nations Office for… Read More

Over 250 inmates of the over 800 who escaped from a prison in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier in the wee have been captured by the security forces, the BBC has reported sourcing DRC authorities. Security officials on Thursday presented 166 of the inmates in addition to the 86 other fugitives who had earlier been captured with the help… Read More