Africa & rest of the world

Africa & rest of the world

13m displaced as Sudan war enters third year: UN

Sudan yesterday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace.

12h ago

Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break

As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets

1d ago

Paramilitary strike in Sudan’s Darfur kills 12

A strike by paramilitaries on El-Fasher, the last city in Sudan’s Darfur region not under their control, has killed at least 12 people, both the army and local activists said.

5d ago

Nigeria violence / Communal clashes kill at least 40

A fresh bout of suspected intercommunal violence in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state earlier this week has killed more than 40 people, officials told AFP on Friday.

1w ago

South Sudan clashes kill 30

At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.

1w ago

Canada to avoid counter-tariffs on most US food imports: reports

Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on most US food and other essentials or on components essential to avoiding job loss in key sectors of the economy, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday citing comments by two federal trade advisers

2w ago

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army yesterday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city.

2w ago

New PM Carney says Canada will never be part of US

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday launched his term in office with a whole-hearted rejection of US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex his northern neighbor

1m ago

13m displaced as Sudan war enters third year: UN

Sudan yesterday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace.

12h ago

Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media break

As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets

1d ago

Paramilitary strike in Sudan’s Darfur kills 12

A strike by paramilitaries on El-Fasher, the last city in Sudan’s Darfur region not under their control, has killed at least 12 people, both the army and local activists said.

5d ago

South Sudan clashes kill 30

At least 30 people were killed when a northern South Sudanese town was briefly overrun by an armed youth group, a local official said Thursday, following a cattle raid.

1w ago

Communal clashes kill at least 40

A fresh bout of suspected intercommunal violence in Nigeria’s north-central Plateau state earlier this week has killed more than 40 people, officials told AFP on Friday.

1w ago

Canada to avoid counter-tariffs on most US food imports: reports

Canada will not impose retaliatory tariffs on most US food and other essentials or on components essential to avoiding job loss in key sectors of the economy, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday citing comments by two federal trade advisers

2w ago

Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitaries

The Sudanese army yesterday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries’ last major holdout position south of the city.

2w ago

New PM Carney says Canada will never be part of US

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday launched his term in office with a whole-hearted rejection of US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex his northern neighbor

1m ago

Mark Carney wins vote to replace Trudeau as Canada PM

Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday

1m ago

Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out

Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses

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