Africa

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 27 - More than 50 mass graves have been identified in western Democratic Republic of Congo after a spate of killings in the region, a UN rights group has said."There are more than 50 mass graves, as well as

Lagos, Nigeria, Jan 26 - Nigerian lawyers have condemned President Muhammadu Buhari's suspension of the country's top judge shortly before the presidential elections as a "coup" against the judiciary and an attack on the constitution.The Nigerian Bar

Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 25 - Sudan's main opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Friday called for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, throwing his support behind anti-government demonstrators after weeks of deadly protest.Demonstrations have rocked the

BENI, DR Congo, Jan 25 - The number of people killed in an Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has risen to 443, health authorities have announced, as new President Felix Tshisekedi began his first full day in office on Friday. The rising death toll -

KANO, Nigeria, Jan 25 - Boko Haram fighters attacked three military bases in northeast Nigeria, overrunning two where they carted away weapons, military and civilian sources told AFP on Friday. The incidents are the latest against military targets in

Kinshasa, DR Congo, Jan 24 - DR Congo's new President Felix Tshisekedi fell ill briefly as he was delivering his inauguration speech on Thursday following the country's first peaceful handover of power. Tshisekedi, 55, returned to the microphone after

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 24 - Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country's first-ever peaceful handover of power after chaotic and bitterly-disputed elections.At

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 21 - The swearing-in of the newly-elected president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, may be postponed by two days until Thursday, a source in his coalition said Monday."According to information I was given this

LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan 21 - A leading contender in Nigeria's presidential election next month has pledged to privatise the country's oil industry, but that's a promise that might prove hard to keep, some observers say. Atiku Abubakar, the main opposition