The head of the UN mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said on Tuesday that the violence in the vast Darfur region of western Sudan could constitute "crimes against humanity".
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Under a scorching sun, 200 South African firefighters wrapped up a last round of training on Tuesday (Jun. 13) before flying out to help Canada battle unprecedented forest blazes there.
The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation following the broadcasting of videos showing armed men in civilian clothes, accused of violently attacking demonstrators during the unrest that followed the conviction o...
In Egypt, campaigns are calling for little girls no longer to be circumcised. But while the state wants to protect #futuregenerations, the 28 million #women who have already been mutilated have only one private clinic to help them.
Speaking to supporters after the court hearing in Florida, former US president, Donald Trump, denounced the federal charges against him as "political persecution"
"After a thorough examination of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that... Hilda Baci has officially broken the record for the longest (individual) cooking marathon," Guinness World Records said in a statement.
The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300.
The Ethiopian government has appointed the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Air Force as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the national airline Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading airline in terms of fleet and passengers announced on Monday.
South Africa's ruling party, ANC, announced on Monday the expulsion of former secretary-general, Ace Magashule, for misconduct and corruption.
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