Bangui, Central African Republic | AFP | At least two people were killed and 10 injured in new clashes in a flashpoint Muslim area of the Central African Republic (CAR)’s capital, hospital workers said Monday, as several thousand attended ceremonies for Catholics killed last week. The latest casualties occurred on …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s vice president, former rebel Taban Deng Gai, on Monday formally folded his party into the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) of President Salva Kiir. The move is aimed at bolstering the legitimacy of Kiir’s regime and undermining rebel leader Riek Machar, …

VIDEO: Two injured as four storey building collapses in Buziga Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Two people on Sunday were injured as four storey building under construction collapsed in Buziga. By press time the Police fire brigade were still searching for any people probably trapped under the debris of a four …

ON BOARD THE AQUARIUS, Undefined | AFP | The Libyan coastguard on Sunday prevented a rescue ship belonging to two NGOs from approaching a boat in distress carrying migrants, an AFP photographer witnessed. The Aquarius, chartered by SOS-Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), was informed by the Italian coastguard of …

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Forty-five people died in an attack by armed bandits in northern Nigeria, civilian militia members said on Sunday, amid growing levels of rural violence often involving cattle theft, robbery and kidnappings for ransom. “The 45 bodies were found scattered in the bush. The bandits pursued …

Washington, United States | AFP | Senator John McCain, 81 and battling brain cancer, has made clear he does not want President Donald Trump to attend his funeral, US media reported Saturday. McCain, a Vietnam war vet and respected senator from Arizona who has had a turbulent relationship with Trump, …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain’s royal family on Sunday released two pictures of its newest arrival, Prince Louis, taken by his mother Kate at their Kensington Palace home. In one touching image, three-year-old Princess Charlotte is kissing her sleeping brother, while the other shows the royal baby propped …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | It took three weeks for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany to finally get his hands on the Premier League trophy but, on a day of celebrations at the Etihad, a goalless draw may have left Huddersfield Town as the big winners. A strong showing …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Michelle Obama urged women not to expect a miracle candidate to “save” America on Saturday, indicating again she has no plans to run for president as some have speculated. The former first lady, 54, was greeted like a rock star at a conference …

N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in an attack by Boko Haram jihadists on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP Sunday. The overnight killings, which cost the life of a civilian …