Africa
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Sudan’s Warring Sides Send Envoys For Talks in Saudi Arabia
SUDAN’S two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky…
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More Than 100 Killed in Congo Flooding
MORE than 100 people were killed in flooding and landslides brought on by torrential overnight rains in eastern Congo’s South…
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Floods From Heavy Rainfall Kill 129 in Rwanda
Torrential rains caused flooding in western and northern Rwanda, killing at least 129 people, a public broadcaster said Wednesday. The…
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Autopsies Begin on Bodies of Kenyan Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death
Pathologists started autopsies on Monday on more than 100 bodies linked to a Kenyan religious cult whose leader allegedly instructed…
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UN Envoy Says Sudan’s Warring Sides Agree to Negotiate
SUDAN’S warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the United Nations’ top official in…
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UN Agency Suspends Food Aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray Amid Theft
THE United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into…
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Sudan’s Army And Rival Extend Truce, Despite Ongoing Clashes
Sudan’s army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision…
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First Filipinos Return From Sudan
The first batch of 17 Filipino evacuees from Sudan reached Manila on Saturday, with authorities expecting the arrival of a…
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Sudan Evacuees in Saudi Operations Reach Almost 5,000
Saudi Arabia has carried out the biggest evacuation from Sudan since the start of its operations when a ship carrying…
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Coca Cola And Pepsi Are Casualties of War in Sudan
Sudan’s eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one of…
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