Congo's president announces plans for a unity government amid escalated violenceThe president of Congo has declared his intention to establish a unity government as violence intensifies in the eastern part of the country and criticism grows regarding his response to the situation.
PROFESSIONAL TEAM OF RESEARCHERS ADVOCATE FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT LIVESTOCK BREEDING TO MEET GROWING POPULATION AND CHANGING CLIMATE NEEDS.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels Potentially tighten grip on second major Congolese city without a warning. Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers.
At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country's national emergency agency said.
A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti opens new tab mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners had been killed in a firefight.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The young West African students touched down in what was then the Soviet Union knowing only a handful of Russian words and little about their new home.
