The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found. The conspiracy by President Bashar al-Assad’
Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday to cheers, blaring trumpets and raised swords, days after taking control of the island nation in the wake of youth-led protests that forced out his predecessor. Ex-leader Andry Rajoelina, whom lawmaker
Madagascar’s president has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition and other officials said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have toppled a government in weeks of worldwide Gen Z unrest. Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, leader of the opposition in parliament, told Reut
Madagascar's presidency said on Sunday that an attempt to grab power by force was underway in the African nation as more soldiers joined a youth-led protest movement that has rocked the former French colony for more than two weeks. Troops from the elite CAPSAT unit that helped President Andry Rajo
Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in an election that could see Africa’s oldest leader extend his rule by another 7 years. Around 8 million voters, including over 34,000 overseas, are registered to participate at more than 31,000 polling stations in the Central African nation. Cameroon had
More than 30 civilians were killed on Saturday in drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Sudan's city of El Fasher, according to local sources. Speaking to Xinhua on condition of anonymity, a medical source said the RSF "launched systematic drone strikes on the Dar
Drone and artillery strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a shelter in the Sudanese city of Al Fashir killed at least 60 people on Friday night and Saturday morning, according to local activists. Al-Fashir is under siege by the RSF as it struggles to wrest control of the army's last
At least 30 people were killed on Wednesday when a wooden scaffolding collapsed in Ethiopia's Amhara Region, state media reported. The makeshift structure, set up for the construction of a church in the town of Arerti, collapsed in the early hours of the morning, killing more than 30 worshipers an
At least 26 bodies have been recovered during a rescue operation after a fully loaded boat capsized in Nigeria's central state of Kogi, local authorities said Wednesday. The boat, conveying mostly traders travelling from the Ibaji local government area of Kogi to the Ilushi market in the southern
Youth protests in cities across Morocco turned far more violent on the fourth night of unrest, authorities said on Wednesday, reporting 263 members of the security forces and 23 civilians injured as demonstrators torched cars and ransacked shops. Protestsbegan on Saturday and have accelerated over
Nigeria's Dangote refinery has suspended domestic sales of petrol in the local naira currency, citing unsustainable volumes that exceeded its crude allocations, according to a company memo to customers seen by Reuters. The suspension, effective September 28, could complicate efforts to ease dollar
The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply by imposing annual export quotas, the country’s strategic minerals regulator said on Sunday. Miners will be allowed to ship up to 18,125 tons of cobalt for the rest of 2025, with ann
he treason trial of South Sudan's suspended First Vice President Riek Machar, opens new tab opened on Monday under tight security in the capital Juba, with his lawyer arguing the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case. Machar's detention under house arrest since March has ignited fears of a re
