Protest leaders in Sudan are preparing to announce a civilian council they want to take power following the removal of Omar al-Bashir as president. Thousands are gathering outside army HQ in Khartoum for the announcement, scheduled for Sunday evening. Protest leaders have been in talks with the military after it took power. The military on […]

KINSHASA (REUTERS) – Twenty-seven more people have been found dead from a boat accident on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, bringing the total death toll to 40, interim interior minister Basile Olongo told Reuters on Saturday (April 20). The bodies were discovered across the border on the eastern shore of […]

TRIPOLI (REUTERS) – Heavy clashes broke out in the southern districts of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday (April 20), with shelling audible in the city centre, residents said, as the death toll from two weeks of fighting between the country’s rival governments rose to 220. The spike in violence happened after the White House […]

The leaders of Sudan’s protest movement say they will name members of a transitional authority on Sunday, to replace the current military junta. Following months of protests, the army ousted long-standing leader Omar al-Bashir last week. But the protesters want the military to hand power to a civilian authority. To back up their demands, huge […]

Liberia’s President George Weah was once an international footballer and still sometimes plays on Saturdays as the BBC’s Mike Thomson discovered when he was invited to watch a kick around where some players seemed hesitant to tackle the country’s leader. The call that came in the early hours was unexpected. “The president’s car is outside,” […]

At least 13 people have died and many injured after a wall collapsed in South Africa at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church. Emergency services said that 29 people were rushed to hospital after the collapse in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal. A local police spokesperson linked the tragedy to heavy […]

The prime minister of Mali and his entire government have resigned, following an upsurge of violence in the country. On Wednesday, a motion of no confidence was submitted as MPs blamed Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga for failing to handle the unrest. Last month, scores of herders were killed by a rival ethnic group. President […]

Libya has been beset by chaos since Nato-backed forces overthrew long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. The oil-rich country, a key departure point for some of the thousands of migrants travelling to Europe, once had one of the highest standards of living in Africa, with free healthcare and free education. But the stability […]

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KHARTOUM (REUTERS) – Deposed former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar prison in Khartoum from the presidential residence, family sources said on Wednesday (April 17), and a prison source said he was being held under tight security in solitary confinement. Sudan’s military ousted Bashir after weeks of mass protests that climaxed in […]