143 killed in DR Congo boat fire
At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday...
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Paramilitary attack on Sudan famine-hit camp kills 25
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries killed 25 civilians in a famine-hit camp in Darfur Friday, activists said, as the battle for the last army-held state capital in the vast western region intensifies.
Thousands of children raped in DRC in 2 months: UN
The UN condemned on Friday the widespread rape of children in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands were reportedly subjected to sexual violence in the first two months of 2025.
7 Ethiopian journalists detained over terrorism allegations: CPJ
At least seven journalists have been detained on terrorism allegations, an international journalism monitor said, after they aired a story accusing men in military uniforms of raping a woman in 2020.
85 killed in Khartoum one week attacks
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 85 people in one week during attacks south of the capital Khartoum, an activist group said on Wednesday.
Armed men kill 10 in Nigeria
Armed men killed 10 people in a village in central-northern Nigeria鈥攁 region regularly rocked by inter-communal violence鈥攕everal local sources said on Friday.
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds
A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country鈥檚 western Darfur region.
Ethiopian, Eritrean officials accused of war crimes during Tigray conflict
Eight survivors of the devastating conflict in Ethiopia鈥檚 northern Tigray region have accused 12 high-ranking Ethiopian and Eritrean civilian and military officials of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the legal rights group representing them said on Monday.
Sudan army retakes presidential palace from RSF
Sudan鈥檚 army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle.
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...