AU-EU leaders discuss unrest in the Central African Republic
African and EU leaders held crisis talks on the spiralling sectarian unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR), at a two-day summit in Brussels. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, who is also...
View ArticleSouth African teacher charged with murder after beating student to death
A teacher in South Africa may be charged with murder following the death of a student he allegedly beat around the head with a belt, police say. The incident left Sizwe Kubheka, 16, deaf and with a...
View ArticleUS approves sanctions against South Sudan
US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order authorising sanctions against anyone aggravating the conflict in South Sudan. The order sets out a list of offences for which sanctions may be...
View ArticlePresident Kagame says France ‘participated’ in Rwandan genocide
In an interview to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, Paul Kagame has criticised France for its “direct role” in the mass killings. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has once again accused...
View ArticleTwo foreign U.N. workers killed in Somalia
A Briton and a Frenchman working for the United Nations were shot dead on Monday at an airport in north-central Somalia, officials said. A U.N. mission spokesman said it was not clear who was behind...
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