In a shocking report, the UN children’s agency has revealed that children as young as one year old have been victims of rape across nine states in Sudan.

Pope Francis was recuperating on Tuesday morning, from two episodes of acute respiratory distress, requiring a return to noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

Meanwhile, Sudan’s military continues to make gains against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

Police have opened fire and at least four people have been injured by live bullets in Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya on Monday. The protests erupted over food and water shortages, which exacerbated tensions in the camp.

Kenya’s government pathologist Johansen Oduor last week told local media that the autopsy on Scott’s body was inconclusive and that further toxicology tests were being conducted.

Thai and South Korean marines, backed by US aircraft, stormed a Thai beach in the annual Cobra Gold military exercise.

Almost two years after he led a coup to end more than five decades of Bongo dynasty rule, Gabon’s military leader Brice Oligui Nguema has announced he will run in April’s presidential elections.

As muslims across the world celebrate Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza continue to face dire humanîtarian conditions, with basic supplies growing ever thinner on the ground. Despite the tough living conditions, many are doing what they can to mark Ramadan.

The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations, which relies heavily on funding from the United States, announced on Monday that it will be shutting down its southern African office due to financial limitations.

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov asserted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not seeking peace, citing the recent tense interaction between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House.

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Situated some 8000 ft above sea level, the Kenyan town of Iten is a popular destination for runners looking to improve their performance. It has been a temporary home for top athletes, including Mo Farah.

The West African bloc says it decided to leave the country after President Umaro Sissoco threat to expel it.

Farmers in South Sudan are adopting a unique, climate-resistant coffee variety in an effort to revolutionize the nation’s agricultural landscape.

Authorities are urging conservancies and landowners to maintain open corridors, while translocation efforts move animals from crowded areas to less populated ones. Without such measures, experts warn that habitat loss will undermine Kenya’s conservation progress.

Benjamin Netanyahu is answering to charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes in three separate cases.

The newly appointed Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, led a prayer service on Sunday attended by numerous South African Catholic worshippers, focusing on Pope Francis’s health and recovery as he fights double pneumonia.

The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that unraveling the ceasefire could push Gaza’s population of over two million back into crisis. Meanwhile, U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Israel’s decision “alarming,” while MSF condemned it as “unacceptable, outrageous.”

Foreign minister Badr Abdelatty said it was practical and could be achieved without forcing Palestinians to leave the enclave.

The World Health Organization says the 4-year-old passed away this week at Mulago Hospital in the capital, Kampala.

He was laid to rest at Heroes Acre on Saturday in a ceremony attended by his family and African leaders past and present.

Zelenskyy says minerals deal with Washington will be the first step to peace

While the U.S. tightens its border policies, Spain embraces migrant labour, with businesses relying heavily on foreign workers

As the Sudanese military ramp up its fight for Khartoum, many children have suffered because of this

As the month of Ramadan approaches, markets are getting busy in Morocco

In just two weeks, over 60,000 people have crossed into Burundi, fleeing deadly violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were due to sign an agreement on Friday giving the U.S. access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, with Kyiv hoping for security guarantees in return. But instead, Zelensky left the White House after a heated exchange.

As violence rages on in the DRC, the UN has given the green light to the evacuation of families of its international staff from Burundi, according to a letter seen by news agency AFP. Several flights have been chartered, according to a local official.

Namibia’s Supreme Court has thrown out a challenge to last year’s presidential election that was launched by opposition parties. The move will allow Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the country’s ruling party to take power in March.

2,700 cholera cases have been reported in war-torn Sudan’s White Nile state in the first few weeks of 2025. In the face of the outbreak, UNICEF is ramping up its response to prevent the spread of the disease and shield vulnerable children.

Residents in Cairo are descending on the city’s market to buy food, decorations and lanterns as they gear up for Ramadan. Some at the markets said they had noticed an increase in prices, and were concerned about the amount of money they had to spend.

On the second anniversary of the Tempe train crash, protests grew violent in the Greek capital, even as families of the dead urged the focus to be on remembrance.

The United Nations and its partners revealed on Thursday their plan to launch a 2025 Humanitarian Response Initiative in collaboration with Congolese authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In Rio’s Sambadrome, dancers are hard at work, gearing up for the carnival. Every year, an increasing number of groups featuring professional dancers flock to the city, which is expected to see eight million tourists for this year’s carnival.

A false alarm. Dozens of deaths and hundreds of cases which sparked panic in Congo’s Equateur province have been attributed to malaria. Initial suspicions had pointed to a mystery disease.

Hundreds protested at the Iowa Capitol against a bill to remove gender identity protections, which moved quickly through the legislature despite opposition.

In the first request in 29 years, he cited economic hardship and the climate crisis for dwindling herds and rising prices.

Businesses are struggling to survive, financial transactions are almost impossible, and people are having trouble making ends meet.

The two countries fell out last year over Ethiopia’s deal with Somalia’s breakaway territory of Somaliland to gain access to the sea.