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Tanzania: Opposition accuses forces of hiding bodies after election violence
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Tanzania: Opposition accuses forces of hiding bodies after election violence

Tanzanian authorities faced mounting concern over killings during and after last week’s election, with the largest opposition party charging on

Brazil prepares to host COP30 climate summit at gateway to the Amazon
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Brazil prepares to host COP30 climate summit at gateway to the Amazon

The gathering gets underway months after two-thirds of the 195 nations that signed the Paris climate agreement missed a deadline

Tanzania partially restores internet access, warns against image sharing
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Tanzania partially restores internet access, warns against image sharing

Mobile phone users received a text message on Monday night saying that sharing images that could cause panic or demean

Global hunger monitor confirms famine in two Sudanese cities
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Global hunger monitor confirms famine in two Sudanese cities

It says there is famine in al-Fashir, which was recently captured by the paramilitary RSF, and in the town of

Kenya’s Kilimo and Ethiopia’s Aderra win Istanbul Marathon
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Kenya’s Kilimo and Ethiopia’s Aderra win Istanbul Marathon

The 47th edition of the Istanbul Marathon took place on Sunday and included 41,000 participants…Read More

Catholic Pope renews call for Sudan ceasefire and humanitarian corridors
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Catholic Pope renews call for Sudan ceasefire and humanitarian corridors

He also called for prayers for Tanzania following the recent deadly election-related demonstrations…Read More

Nigerian government dismisses Trump’s claim of Christian killings
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Nigerian government dismisses Trump’s claim of Christian killings

President Bola Tinubu defended his country’s protection of religious freedom…Read More

Egypt’s immense new antiquities museum opens after two-decade build
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Egypt’s immense new antiquities museum opens after two-decade build

Dignitaries, including prime ministers and presidents from around the world, descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the long-delayed grand

Landslide leaves at least 26 dead in western Kenya
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Landslide leaves at least 26 dead in western Kenya

Rescue operations continued on Sunday to find missing people in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo-Marakwet County…Read More

El-Fasher’s displaced residents recount the horrors they witnessed in the city
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El-Fasher’s displaced residents recount the horrors they witnessed in the city

The fall of el-Fasher, the Sudanese military’s last stronghold in Darfur, to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has unleashed a