Abd al-Rahim Hamdan Dagalo (R, front), a commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitar

At least 48 people killed in inter-communal violence

Politics Jan 17
Tribal clashes in Sudan's restive Darfur killed at least 48 people, in the latest bout of violence to hit the region, state media reported.
The discoveries were made by a team of Egyptian archaeologists working in the Saqqara necropolis
Major necropolis yields archaeological discoveries in Egypt
Politics Jan 17
A major necropolis near Cairo has proven to be rich in archaeological discoveries, Egyptian scientists have reported.
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM
More than 1,100 Ethiopian rebels arrested, killed
Politics Jan 17
Security forces in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state have killed or arrested more than 1,100 Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels, an Ethiopian official said on Friday.
So far this year, five MINUSMA peacekeepers have lost their lives during mission
Peacekeeper dies of injuries after mine attack in Mali
Politics Jan 17
A peacekeeper of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) died Friday of his injuries caused during an improvised explosive device/mine attack in Mali's northeastern region of Kidal, MINUSMA confirmed in a press release.
Bobi Wine, a popular musician turned politicia
Uganda beefs up security for opposition presidential candidate Kyagulanyi
Politics Jan 17
The Ugandan military and police on Friday beefed up security for opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a popular musician turned politician.
President Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged
Politics Jan 17
Uganda's longtime leader Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term amid allegations of fraud and lack of transparency around the vote count.
The soldier died in an ambush by a coalition of rebels near Grimari
UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic
Politics Jan 17
A Burundian peacekeeper was killed Friday during an ambush by rebels in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, the fifth soldier killed since a rebel offensive broke out in the country.