Cairo and Khartoum to form joint Sudan reconstruction team
The governments in Cairo and Khartoum will form a joint team to oversee the reconstruction process in Sudan once the...
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MSF leaves famine-stricken camp in Darfur, Sudan due to fighting
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to suspend operations in a famine-stricken camp in Sudan's North Darfur...
Incendiary device explodes outside Russian consulate in Marseille
An incendiary device exploded outside the Russian consulate in Marseille early on February 24th, authorities said, on the third anniversary...
Moroccan NGO rejects imposition of French in schools
A Moroccan non-governmental organisation expressed rejection of the imposition of French as a language of instruction in schools, calling for...
French surgeon on trial for almost 300 child abuse charges
Surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec will go on trial on February 24th in Brittany in France's largest-ever child sexual abuse case,...
Pope Francis had a ‘good’ night in hospital, says Vatican
Pope Francis, who is in critical condition battling double pneumonia, had a "good" night in hospital, slept and is resting,...
Sudanese army makes key gains following RSF militia charter
The Sudanese army said on February 23rd it had taken back control of the town of el-Gitaina from the Rapid...
Algeria and Spain stress need for Palestine two-state solution
Foreign minister of Algeria Ahmed Attaf discussed Palestine with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares on February 21st and highlighted...
24 killed, 800 hospitalised in Sudan waterborne disease outbreak
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on February 21st that an "out-of-control" waterborne disease outbreak in the south of Sudan has...
UN calls for ceasefire in Congo
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on February 21st calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in...
Voting under way in German election
German voters are heading to the polls in the country's February 23rd general election to elect a new parliament following...
Malian army says it is investigating reports of civilian killings
The Malian army is investigating the alleged killing of civilians by soldiers and Russian military contractors rare probe of human...
Sudan RSF militia and allies to form parallel government
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan will sign a charter with allied political and armed groups on February...
US absent at G20 talks in South Africa
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has boycotted the G20 meeting in South Africa after accusing the host nation of...
Morocco guest of honour at Paris agriculture show
Morocco is to take centre stage at the 61st Agriculture Show which opens in Paris on February 22nd, marking the...
