Italy rescues more than 250 migrants in Mediterranean
More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said. A statement said the migrants, in one large rubber…
More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said. A statement said the migrants, in one large rubber…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila A home belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been attacked and a policeman died in the incident, local lawmakers…
File photo Armed men blew up a pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port on Tuesday, cutting Libya’s output by up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), military and…
Dubai airline Emirates will stop flying to Tunisia, it said on Sunday, after the North African country said it had banned flights from the United Emirates carrier. The announcement came…
South Sudan’s army clashed with rebels in an oil-producing region early on Sunday, both sides said, shattering a ceasefire hours after it came into effect. Both sides accused the other…
The U.S. government, through its embassy in Monrovia, has warned of possible violence before or after Tuesday’s presidential run-off elections in Liberia. In a statement on Sunday, the embassy warned…
Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso The government of Congo Republic on Saturday agreed a ceasefire with rebels in the southeast region of Pool, halting a 15-year conflict that rights groups…
Members of the South Sudanese army are seen on patrol in the city of Malakal on Jan. 21, 2014.Charles Lomodong/AFP/Getty Images Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed retired army boss Constantino…
General Constantine Chiwenga. JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed retired army boss Constantino Chiwenga and veteran politician Kembo Mohadi as the ruling party’s vice presidents, a spokesperson said…
Evacuated migrants arrive at the military airport Pratica di Mare in Rome, Italy The United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya on Friday, evacuating them from detention…