Africa

AU, Somalia agree on troop numbers for new mission

AUSSOM is expected to have 11,900 personnel operating on the ground in Somalia, including soldiers, police and civilian support staff, according to officials

Unknown illness kills over 50 in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death 

The latest disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded including 53 deaths

ICC prosecutor arrives in DR Congo amid conflict in east 

'We are extremely worried about recent developments in Congo, we know the situation particularly in the east is acute,' Karim Khan said on his arrival in Kinshasa 

Deadly floods in Botswana kill 9; nearly 2,000 people evacuated

Record rainfall has hit the semi-arid country over the last week

Doctors Without Borders halts activities at Sudan's Zamzam camp due to heavy fighting

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti anti-gang operation

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti in confrontation with gang members

Sunday's casualty was the first the mission has suffered since the U.N.-backed anti-gang force arrived in the country

Sudan's military touts field advances, breaks RSF siege of crucial city

The country was plunged into chaos in April last year when simmering tensions between the armed forces and the paramilitary RSF exploded into open warfare

Congo's president says he'll create ‘unity government’ as violence spreads

Pressure mounts over President Felix Tshisekedi's handling of the crisis

Encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania's homes, history

Mauritania residents say the desert is their destiny

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal's illegal big cat trade

Popularity of gris-gris talismans threaten lion's survival in West Africa

Hundreds of Congolese police join rebels in occupied city

The ongoing crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to escalate, with tensions involving the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group