Sudan’s RSF attacks displacement camp near el-Fasher, leaving 40 dead/in /by
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a brutal assault on a famine-stricken displacement camp near el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, killing at least 40 people and injuring 19 others, according to local rights groups.
Berlin protesters condemn killing of journalists in Gaza airstrikes/in /by
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Berlin on Monday evening, rallying against the killing of journalists in Gaza during Israeli airstrikes a day earlier.
Europe locked out of Trump-Putin summit/in /by
The Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined from. It remains unclear whether even Ukraine will take part
Five men charged in court for 2022 church massacre in Nigeria/in /by
The defendants - Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar - appeared before a federal high court in Abuja, where they were charged on nine counts of terrorism.
Ethiopia: African Development Bank to invest $500 million in new airport/in /by
The African Development Bank will be leading efforts to raise as much as $8 billion for the airport's construction.
Injured elephant repeatedly visits Indian village for food and water/in /by
An elephant with a leg injury has been making daily visits to a village on the outskirts of Assam in northeast India, searching for food and water.
Kenyan farmers use nature for peaceful human-elephant coexistence/in /by
As elephant populations in Kenya boom, they are increasingly in conflict with the humans that live along their migratory routes. Some farmers are using innovative and safe methods to deter large animals from eating their crops. World Elephant Day is marked around the world today - 12th August.
DRC: Rwanda denies UN claim of role in Congo civilian massacre/in /by
Citing firsthand accounts, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians in a series of attacks on four villages in North Kivu province in July
Public swimming in Seine proves popular in French capital/in /by
Thousands of people have been swimming in the River Seine since Paris opened three public bathing sites last month, the first in more than a century.
Timbuktu’s famed manuscripts return home after 13 years in Mali’s capital/in /by
The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were spirited out of their fabled northern city when it was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants more than a decade ago