A woman dressed in black, her face replaced by a leopard's head, sits flanked by three prowling wild cats.
AFP news Mar 23, 2023
"A hundred trucks filled with food and basic necessities were able to reach Djibo yesterday under military escort," the source said.
AFP news Mar 23, 2023
Hundreds of people took to the streets in the capital Nairobi and other parts of Kenya in response to opposition leader Raila Odinga's call for a day of action over the country's severe cost of living crisis.
AFP news Mar 23, 2023
At least five African migrants died and another 28 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, an official of a local rights group said.
Reuters Mar 23, 2023
Stationed near the frontline hotspot of Bakhmut, six men operate an old Soviet anti-aircraft gun that they say belongs in a museum, not on the battlefield.
AFP news Mar 23, 2023
The move will strengthen the November 2022 peace deal between the TPLF and the federal government, it said.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
Helplessly watching her maize turn yellow as she waited for free fertilizer from the government, Zimbabwean farmer Marian Kanenungo had nothing but makeshift compost from an anthill to help save her crop - and she had low hopes of that.
Reuters Mar 22, 2023
U.S. officials and a source familiar with the situation earlier told Reuters about the change in timing of delivery.
Reuters Mar 22, 2023
He did not give a detailed figure for those jailed, saying only that "more than 400 were sentenced" to life, while 24 other defendants were acquitted.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
Dubois and US aid worker Jeffery Woodke, 61, had arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey, a day earlier after being freed.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
Overconsumption and pollution of the planet's limited supplies of freshwater lie at the core of a three-day UN Water Conference opening in New York on Wednesday.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
The summit was seen as a coup for internationally isolated Putin just days after the International Criminal Court announced it had issued an arrest warrant against the Russian leader for the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
The agreement, which must still be ratified by the IMF's board, takes into consideration Ukraine's path to accession to the European Union after the war.
Reuters Mar 22, 2023
Here are some key takeaways from the UN Water forum, which published its report as the first major conference on the issue in nearly a half-century is set to get underway Wednesday in New York.
AFP news Mar 22, 2023
He and a US aid worker -- 61-year-old Jeffery Woodke, who was seized in southwest Niger in October 2016 -- arrived in the Niger capital, Niamey, on Monday after being freed.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
Protesters had joined demonstrations in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya on Monday in response to a call by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga for a day of action against the government of President William Ruto.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
Under the proposed law, anyone in the conservative East African nation who engages in same-sex activity or who identifies publicly as LGBTQ could face up to 10 years in prison.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
Washington on Monday accused all parties to the conflict of committing war crimes.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, and several other cities in response to a call for demonstrations by opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Reuters Mar 21, 2023
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that nearly 100,000 people in the fragile country were facing catastrophic levels of hunger due to the worst drought to hit the region in four decades.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
The country was already battling its deadliest cholera outbreak on record when the storm landed last week, causing mudslides and flooding, killing 476 and displacing nearly half a million.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
The rate of fatalities could rise in first half of 2023, the report said, projecting total deaths for this period at between 18,100 and 34,200.
Reuters Mar 21, 2023
Blinken, who had sounded upbeat in Ethiopia about the prospects for peace after a breakthrough November 2 accord, made a forceful call for accountability on his return to Washington.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
The United States has provided more than $30 billion in weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, which invaded its pro-Western neighbour on Feb. 24, 2022.
Reuters Mar 21, 2023
In an increasingly tense political climate, the opposition has repeatedly alleged that Sall intends to override the constitution to do so.
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
China and Russia blamed joint military drills by the United States and South Korea for provoking Pyongyang while Washington accuses Beijing and Moscow of emboldening North Korea by shielding it from more sanctions.
Reuters Mar 21, 2023
Voters were choosing governors in 28 of the country's 36 states to bring to an end this year's election cycle that began with disputed presidential and legislative elections last month.
Reuters Mar 21, 2023
On Monday, Putin and Xi held four and a half hours of talks, calling each other "dear friend."
AFP news Mar 21, 2023
In one part of Nairobi's biggest slum Kibera, demonstrators set tyres alight, while several youths were arrested at one of the venues for the demonstrations in the capital, AFP journalists saw.
AFP news Mar 20, 2023
The number of children in dire need of aid in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is twice as many as in 2020, the children's agency UNICEF said.
AFP news Mar 20, 2023
