Africa

It is the first time RSF attacks have reached the city, which is the de-facto capital of the army-led government. …

Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam “sham trials”. …

MSF said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan. …

Faure Gnassingbé’s new role has no official term limits and his critics say it is a “coup d’état”. …

The two neighbouring nations sign a US-brokered deal aimed at stopping the fighting in eastern DR Congo. …

Both parties reaffirm their commitment to an “immediate
cessation of hostilities” in latest truce deal. …

This is the deadliest known attack since insurgents began operating in Benin at the beginning of the decade. …

Tanzanian bananas are among the things hit in the dispute after Malawi stopped them from entering. …

The finance minister drops a planned VAT increase after one party in the coalition government goes to court. …