Tag: Africa
Trump envoy calls for Sudan-wide arms embargo as drone attacks escalate
US President Donald Trump's senior Africa envoy has asked the UN to extend its arms embargo from Darfur to all…
Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
Fifty-eight people linked to organised West African cyber-crime groups have been arrested in an operation across 22 countries and six…
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group have agreed a roadmap for peace talks. In…
Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 31
At least 31 people have been killed after a mound of rubbish at a major waste site collapsed onto nearby…
Four arrested over boxing champion’s murder in South Africa
Four people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with the murder of boxing champion Zolani Tete, who was…
Why Nigeria’s one-time political giant may face extinction
Once the undisputed giant of Nigerian politics, the Peoples Democratic Party now finds itself on the brink of extinction. A…