May 01 (BBC/GNA) – A Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister whom he was guarding. Retired Col Charles Okello…
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Sudan’s warring parties agree to seven-day ceasefire, to hold talks
Khartoum, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – Leaders of the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day ceasefire from…
Uganda passes revised version of draconian anti-gay law
Kampala, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – Uganda’s parliament passed a revised law targeting homosexuals on Tuesday. The law provides for the death penalty for specific…
Ceasefire extended in Sudan as violence flares up in West Darfur
Khartoum, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – Rival military groups fighting in Sudan have agreed to extend their ceasefire by another 72 hours, brokers US and…
Tunisian coastguard arrests more than 1,800 Europe-bound migrants
Tunis, April 27, (dpa/GNA) – More than 1,800 Europe-bound migrants have been arrested and some 100 bodies recovered on the Tunisian coast since Sunday,…
UN envoy says no sign Sudan rivals willing to talk as fighting rages
Khartoum, April 26, (dpa/GNA) – The UN special envoy to Sudan said Tuesday there is no sign the country’s rival military forces are willing…
Kenya cult deaths: 21 bodies found in investigation into ‘starvation cult’
April 23 (BBC/GNA) – Kenyan police have exhumed 21 bodies near the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher said to have…
More fighting reported in Khartoum despite Ramadan ceasefire attempt
Khartoum, April 21, (dpa/GNA) - Fighting continued between two rival military groups in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Friday, media reported, despite the beginning of celebrations marking…
Sudan: Tens of thousands trapped in homes, UN calls for ceasefire
Khartoum, April 21, (dpa/GNA) - Tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s capital Khartoum are trapped in their homes as eyewitnesses confirmed continued heavy fighting between two…
Stampede at charity event leaves 78 dead in war-torn Yemen
Cairo, April 20, (dpa/GNA) – A stampede for charity handouts in war-ravaged Yemen, has left 78 people dead, the Health Ministry linked to the…
Tunisian judge orders imprisonment of opposition leader Ghannouchi
Tunis, April 20, (dpa/GNA) – A Tunisian investigative judge, ordered the imprisonment of the head of the opposition Islamist Ennahda movement, on charges of…
Sudan: Tens of thousands trapped in homes as ceasefire attempts fail
Khartoum, Apri20, (dpa/GNA) – Tens of thousands of people in Sudan’s capital Khartoum are trapped in their homes, as eyewitnesses confirmed continued heavy fighting…
European Commission staff member shot in Sudan, spokeswoman confirms
Brussels, April 19, (dpa/GNA) – The head of the European Commission’s humanitarian office has been shot in Sudan, a commission spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.…
Sudan medical group: Most hospitals in capital Khartoum out of action
Khartoum, April 19, (dpa/GNA) – The ongoing fighting in Sudan, has left 39 of the 59 hospitals and clinics in the capital Khartoum incapable…
Security forces arrest Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi
Tunis, April 18, (dpa/GNA) – The president of the Tunisian opposition movement Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, was arrested late on Monday on charges of incitement,…
Casualties rise in Sudan fighting between rival militaries
Khartoum, Aproil 17, (dpa/GNA) – The sudden outbreak of violence between rival military groups in Sudan, has killed 97 people, according to a medical…
East African leaders to head to Sudan to mediate conflict
Cape Town, April 17, (dpa/GNA) – Three East African presidents, are planning to travel to Sudan as mediators, in a bid to resolve the…
Sudanese doctors’ organization: More than 50 killed in fighting
Berlin, April 16, (dpa/GNA) - Several dozen soldiers and civilians have been killed in heavy fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan, a Sudanese medical organization…
Fighting erupts in Sudan between army and paramilitary unit
Khartoum, April 16, (dpa/GNA) - Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary unit on Saturday, sparking fears of a possible civil war in…
Yemen’s warring sides begin three-day prisoner swap operation
Cairo, April 14, (dpa/GNA) – The Yemeni government and their rival Houthi rebels began on Friday a three-day prisoner exchange operation, which will transfer…