DAR ES SALAAM— The French Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Nabil Hahjlaoui, pledged his country’s commitment to support EAC-Led Nairobi Process, on restoration of peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Hahjlaoui mad…

The U.N. refugee agency warns humanitarian conditions are deteriorating for tens of thousands of Somalis in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps as unrelenting drought grips the Horn of Africa and funding dries up.More than 80,000 Somalis fleeing conflict and …

ABUJA— West African leaders told Mali’s ruling junta to release 46 Ivorian troops it has held for months or face sanctions, officials said.   “We

KINSHASA— Amnesty International calls on the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) armed group to cease targeting civilians following the unlawful killing of dozens of civilians in towns in the east of the country in recent days in indiscriminate attacks and, in …

The United States added Latin American adversaries Cuba and Nicaragua as well as Russia’s Wagner Group to a blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential sanctions.Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Wagner Group wa…

The United States on Friday designated China, Iran and Russia, among others, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.In a statement, Blinken said those desig…