A train crash in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 60 people, the state rail company and local sources said on Saturday.”(Currently) the toll is 61 dead, men, women and children (and) 52 injured who have been evacuated,” Mar…

Aid groups say the number of people displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso in January spiked to 160,000, bringing the total displaced in the country to 1.7 million. The aid groups worry the crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will draw muc…

A Malian delegation is expected in Mauritania’s capital Friday to discuss the alleged disappearance of several Mauritanians on Malian territory.The delegation is scheduled to arrive in Nouakchott after the Mauritanian government accused Mali of “crimin…

Intercommunal clashes, mostly involving cattle, have killed nearly 70 people across various parts of South Sudan in the past week, according to witnesses and officials.In the most recent attack, 14 people were killed and 13 injured during a cattle raid…

The African region is lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination roll out with only 10.2% of its population fully vaccinated compared to 55.5% globally. Between January and August 2021, the low vaccination coverage was due to insufficientavailability of va…

KIGALI— Businesses in Rwanda have resumed normal operations after the government lifted the night curfew that has been in place for two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020.The decision comes as COVID-19 cases drop and after Rwanda reach…