Africa

MSF reports horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libyan detention centres

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, killed and systematically deprived of the most basic humane conditions, including proper…

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Seychelles declares emergency after explosion and flooding

NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - A blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island Mahe, officials said, prompting…

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UN political mission in Sudan to end on Sunday

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - A United Nations political mission in war-torn Sudan will end on Sunday after the U.N. Security Council voted on Friday to shut it…

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UN Security Council removes the 30-year arms embargo on Somalia

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia's government and its security…

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Sierra Leone’s capital quiet after attack on barracks

FREETOWN, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The streets of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown were still mostly empty early on Monday despite the government lifting a curfew imposed because of an attack…

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Zimbabwe restricts gatherings, food vending as cholera cases spike

By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has started restricting public gatherings and food vending, while monitoring burials in all areas affected by cholera, after cases of the disease…

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U.N. Libya envoy pushes for meeting on elections

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) - The United Nations' envoy to Libya asked the country's main powerbrokers to designate representatives for a meeting aimed at reaching an election settlement, part of an apparent…

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Scholz pledges greater investment in Africa’s green energy sector

Germany will invest 4 billion euros in green energy projects in Africa until 2030, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, noting these could in turn help Europe's largest economy achieve its own…

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Liberia President George Weah concedes election defeat to Joseph Boakai

By Carielle Doe and Alphonso Toweh Liberia President George Weah conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Okavango Delta, Botswana

A general view of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. In a study published in the 'Nature' journal in 2019, scientists claim that the first Homo sapiens sapiens maternal lineage emerged roughly…

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Tunisia arrests business owner on suspicion of stealing from state companies

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - A Tunisian public prosecutor ordered the arrest of one of the country's richest business owners, Marouan Mabrouk, son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine…

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Somalia floods kill 10, displace more than 113,000 a year after drought

Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and "temporarily affected" hundreds of thousands, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

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Migrants say ‘Spain or death’ as Senegalese navy tackles sea crossings

By Ngouda Dione THE WALO, Senegalese waters (Reuters) - After a fruitless 10-hour search in stomach-churning waves, the Senegalese navy patrol boat Walo had started its long journey back to…

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Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo – IOM

Conflict and escalating violence have uprooted a record 6.9 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, mostly in the east of the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)…

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UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges

By Edward Mcallister, David Lewis and Michelle Nichols DAKAR (Reuters) - Before United Nations peacekeepers hurriedly abandoned their base in Kidal in northern Mali on Tuesday, they made a costly…

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Armed men spring Guinea’s ex-junta leader Camara out of prison

By Saliou Samb Nov 4 (Reuters) - The former head of Guinea's 2008 military junta, Moussa Dadis Camara, was sprung from prison by heavily armed men in Conakry in the…

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Photo Story: International art exhibition ‘Forever is Now’ at Giza Pyramids plateau

An undated handout photo made available by Art d'Egypte shows art installation 'Translucent Pyramid' by Saudi artist Rashed al-Shashaon display at the third edition of 'Forever is Now' exhibition at…

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King Charles’ regrets for colonial abuses in Kenya not enough for some victims

By Duncan Miriri and Aaron Ross NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla began the second day of a state visit to Kenya on Wednesday as…

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Fighting in western Libya town leaves several dead

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fighting in a Libyan hill town has killed eight people since Sunday, a member of the municipal council and another resident said, adding that forces aligned with…

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UPDATED: Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to ‘aerial threat’

By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Projectiles hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns on Friday, sources and officials said, injuring six people and showing…

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Tunisian parliament committee proposes bill criminalizing normalization with Israel

TUNIS, (Reuters) - The Freedoms Committee in the Tunisian Parliament approved a draft law criminalizing the normalization of relations with Israel, amid ongoing protests in solidarity with Palestinians in the…

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges countries to not supply weapons in Israel-Hamas conflict

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday that countries should refrain from supplying weapons to either…

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Arab leaders denounce Israel attacks on Gaza as risks to region rise

By Aidan Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Arab leaders condemned Israel's two-week-old bombardment of Gaza on Saturday and demanded renewed efforts to reach a Middle East…

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Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?

(Reuters) - Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. The meeting in Egypt’s…

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Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir AMMAN/CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks…

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Tunisia’s foreign debt will rise by 40% in 2024 to $3.9 billion

TUNIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Tunisia will pay 12.3 billion dinars ) $3.9 billion (of foreign debts in 2024, an increase of 40% compared with 2023, an official document showed…

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Egypt rejects any displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, says Sisi

CAIRO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that Egyptians would reject the forced displacement of millions of Palestinians into Sinai, adding that any such…

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President Weah, opposition leader Boakai nearly tied in Liberia presidential race

Liberia's President George Weah and opposition leader Joseph Boakai are nearly tied in the race for the presidency following a Oct. 10 election, provisional results published by the West African…

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Egypt facilitating deliveries of aid to Sinai for Gaza

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Egypt called on Thursday for humanitarian relief to be provided to Palestinian civilians inside the Gaza Strip and said it was directing international aid flights…

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Egypt moves to prevent exodus of Palestinians from besieged Gaza

Egypt is moving to avert a mass exodus from the Gaza Strip into its Sinai Peninsula, as Israeli bombardment halted crossings at the main exit point from the Palestinian enclave…

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Two Israeli tourists and local guide shot dead in Egypt

CAIRO, (Reuters) - Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the Israeli foreign ministry said. A policeman alleged to…

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Egypt’s cratering economy drives many to risky migrant route

Migrants catch boats from Libya to Italy Numbers have risen sharply since 2020 Egyptians struggling with record inflation EU providing funding for border control By Mariam Rizk MIT SUHAYL, Egypt,…

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Egypt trying to contain crisis

Egypt’s foreign ministry said their officials “are making intensive contacts at all levels to contain the current crisis,” in order to “spare the region from further tension and instability and…

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In Libya’s devastated Derna, families still search for the missing

By Ayman Al-Warfali Flood swept away swathes of the city in September More than 4,000 bodies recovered so far Thousands still missing but identification is hard Reconstruction may become new…

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Liberia President Weah seeks re-election after chaotic first term

Weah's first term marred by corruption allegations Former soccer player still has huge star power Lack of strong opposition could work in Weah's favour By Alphonso Toweh BARCLAYVILLE, Liberia, Oct…

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Libya parliament speaker issues election law -spokesperson

TRIPOLI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Libya's parliament speaker Aguila Saleh has issued laws for national presidential and parliamentary elections, the chamber's spokesperson said on Wednesday, but continued disputes over the…

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Tunisia rejects EU financial aid, casting doubt on an immigration deal

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday rejected financial support announced by the European Union in September, saying the amount is small and goes against a deal signed three months ago. Saied's move…

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Libya envoy urges unified Derna flood response

The United Nations' Libya envoy Abdoulaye Bathily said on Monday he was concerned about "unilateral and competing initiatives" by Libyan institutions to rebuild Derna, where a destructive flood killed thousands…

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Photo story: Fire breaks out at police headquarters in Ismailia

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Security Directorate building in Ismailia, Egypt, 02 October 2023. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Populations, at least 26 people…

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Won’t be border guards for other countries says Tunisia

Tunisia said it would not be the border guards for other countries amid a surge in flows to Italy. "Tunisia cannot under any circumstances act as a border guard for…

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Tunisia extends drinking water quota system, ban on agriculture use

TUNIS, (Reuters) - Tunisia has extended the quota system for drinking water and a ban of use in agriculture until further notice, the agriculture ministry said, in response to a…

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For Libya’s Haftar, flood aftermath tests strongman image

(Reuters) - After Derna's catastrophic floods, eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar flew in by helicopter and received salutes from his troops as he toured the city where thousands of…

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Tunisia detains cartoonist over drawings mocking prime minister

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - Tunisia's public prosecutor detained the cartoonist Tawfiq Omrane over drawings mocking the prime minister, Omrane's lawyer said, fuelling concern among free speech advocates. Omrane…

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Photo Story: Kenya marks 10th anniversary of the Westgate Mall attack

Private security officers conduct a self-defence drill during a memorial service at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenyan government held a memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary…

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Climate Change made Libya’s deadly rainfall up to 50 times more likely – study

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN, (Reuters) - Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said. The powerful Sept.…

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Tunisia intercepts 2,500 migrants, arrests dozens of smugglers in 4 days

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - The Tunisian coastguard said it had intercepted more than 2,500 migrants and arrested dozens of human smugglers following a major crackdown launched last weekend…

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Tunisia hit by rare nationwide power blackout

TUNIS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Electricity supplies were cut across Tunisia for two hours on Wednesday but the reason for the rare nationwide outage was unclear, residents and the state…

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Journalists ordered out of flood-hit Libyan city after protests

Journalists reported they were ordered out of the devastated eastern Libyan city of Derna on Tuesday, the day after protesters torched the home of the ousted mayor in fury over…

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UN agency warns two other dams in Eastern Libya could collapse

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern regarding two more dams in east Libya which were said to be dealing with massive amounts…

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Libya flood: after a week, families haunted by fate of the missing

DERNA, Libya, Sept 18 (Reuters) - "I lost my daughter. Her mother is convinced that she is still alive. I am convinced that she is dead," says Ahmed Ashour, 62.…

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Libya says four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident

CAIRO (Reuters) - Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road…

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UPDATED: Death toll from floods reaches 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna

By Ayman Al-Warfali and Ahmed Elumami Bodies still being washed up by the sea Many victims buried in mass graves Italian naval ship arrives with aid supplies At least 11,300…

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Tunisia arrests migrants, seizes boats in major people-smuggling crackdown

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police supported by planes and anti-terrorism units arrested hundreds of migrants and seized boats in a major crackdown on people smuggling in the…

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Aid agencies call for end to mass graves after Libya floods

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups on Friday called on authorities in Libya to stop burying flood victims in…

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Casualties in Libya floods could have been avoided with warning system: WMO chief

GENEVA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday that casualties could have been avoided in the floods that hit Libya if the…

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Number of deaths in Libyan city of Derna could reach 20,000 -mayor

Thousands killed by flood, thousands more missing One man says has lost his wife and five children Beach littered with toys washed from homes Officials worry about disease with many…

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Four dead, 21 rescued after migrant ship sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Three children and one woman died and 21 people were rescued after their migrant ship sank off the Tunisian city of Sfax, Faouzi Masmoudi, a…

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