Africa
Egypt hopes mummification workshop find will kickstart tourism rebound
Rwanda genocide suspect clutches his Bible in court
Air strikes and artillery fire escalate as residents stream out of Sudan capital
US accuses South Africa of giving arms and ammunition to Russia for invasion
Search for members of Kenyan doomsday cult resumes in forest where over 100 corpses have been found
Sudan pins hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia as warring factions tackle ‘humanitarian issues’
Fighting goes on in Sudan as warring parties refuse to discuss end of bloodshed
Sudan’s warring factions in Saudi Arabia for talks on ‘safe passage’ but rule out negotiations to end war
Civilians trapped in Khartoum say plight is ignored
Sundan’s warring generals agree to extend truce as fighting continues in Khartoum
‘Starvation cult’ leader faces terror charge over deaths
Sudan facing ‘full-blown catastrophe’ with 800,000 people expected to flee to neighbouring countries, UN warns
Sudan’s capital pounded by air strikes despite vow of new 72-hour ceasefire
Civilian deaths now top 400 as bloody battle rages for Sudan
Death toll in Kenyan starvation cult now tops 100 – mostly children
‘Brutal’ Putin will be arrested if he visits Cape Town, warns provincial premier
‘It’s constant fear’ – war rages in Sudan despite truce pledge
Sudan battles rage on as frustration mounts over ceasefire efforts
Sudan battle rages on outskirts of capital Khartoum in spite of ceasefire
Latest | A total of 88 Irish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan
Fresh fighting rattles fragile ceasefire as thousands of Sudanese flee for the border
Foreigners evacuated from Khartoum
Why Sudan’s conflict matters to the rest of the world
Irish teacher trapped amid Sudan fighting pleads with Government to get his family out
‘They must stop now’ – hospitals looted and ambulances hijacked as fighting in Sudan’s rages
At least 78 people killed in stampede at Yemen Ramadan charity event
EU’s chief in Sudan is shot as evacuations are halted due to militia fighting
Sudan leaders agree to 24-hour ceasefire as death toll hits 185 and shots fired at US convoy
Tánaiste gives update on Sudan ambassador Aidan O’Hara following attack as ceasefire agreed
‘Gunfire and shelling everywhere’ – signs Sudanese army gaining the upper hand as paramilitary spokesman switches sides
Sudan’s food aid halted after UN staff killed in paramilitary clashes
At least 56 dead in Sudan as fighting escalates between army and paramilitary forces
Sudan air force bombs capital in fightback against coup attempt
Police track down ‘Facebook Rapist’ who faked death to escape jail
Over 800 couples tie the knot in mass wedding in South African church that blesses polygamous unions
Pistorius loses his bid for parole 10 years after killing girlfriend
Reeva Steenkamp’s parents ‘will oppose parole for killer athlete Pistorius’
UN and US urge Uganda to row back on severe anti-LGBTQ+ law that includes death sentences and life terms
Mice to be eradicated from island to prevent rare-bird population from being wiped out
Journalist and aid worker released after years as hostages
Cyclone Freddie death toll passes 300 after four days of continuous rain batters southern Africa
Jill Biden pleads for global support to assist drought-ravaged East Africa during five-day visit to region
Discovery of three-million-year-old artefacts shows tool-making may not be uniquely human trait
Pope visits South Sudan and warns leaders as peace process stalls
Egyptian police ‘use dating apps like Grindr to target gay people’
US commandos kill IS finance official in Somalian cave complex
South Africa to conduct naval drills with Russia and China
Thank you for saving this child’s life: you make a huge difference
Ramaphosa re-elected ANC leader despite row over hidden cash at game farm
Calls for Tunisian president Kais Saied to resign after election ‘disaster’
Ugandan terror leader jailed for 25 years over war crimes fails in appeal against conviction
Wild hippo half-swallows little boy then spits him back out as man intervenes
‘At least 23 died at border after lethal force used on migrants,’ says Amnesty
Ebola still a major problem in Africa and community effects are devastating, but there is hope for the future
Forty-nine people sentenced to death for lynching man wrongly suspected of starting wildfires
Eamon Ryan: Ireland should help foot 'loss and damage' bill from its €16bn corporation tax take
Cop27 edges closer to deal on ‘loss and damage’ fund
Benin Bronzes: ‘King Charles would not be asked to share his crown jewels’
Ireland’s climate report card since last COP at best gives us a middle row seat at this one
26 rescued after passenger plane crash lands into Tanzania’s Lake Victoria
COP27: Famines and the role of the rich in creating them must not slip the agenda of those with most to give
‘Nobody can say what God has planned’ — the disaster uprooting a million Somalians
Conor Feehan visits Somalia: Famine and drought threatens to wipe out a generation of children
Burkina Faso leader ‘in deal with junta to step down’ so long as he’s safe
'Hunger does not affect all equally': Horn of Africa drought starves girls of food and their rights
Tommy Tiernan in Somalia: We can do better – and we must
Fears of wider conflict over political stalemate after clashes on Tripoli city streets
Somalia hotel siege ends after militants kill at least 21 and leave 117 injured
Chaotic brawl as deputy president wins close-run election in Kenya
Children among 41 dead as fire rips through packed Egyptian church, sparking stampede
84 miners appear in South Africa court over gang rape of eight women during music video shoot
Five killed during protests at UN mission in Congo
Hundreds take to streets in Tunisia as vote on new constitution sparks fears of return to dictatorship
Marburg virus: Ghana confirms two cases of highly infectious disease
Time running out for Kenya as worst drought in 40 years threatens disaster
Hundreds of inmates on loose as jihadi rebels attack Nigerian jail
Herders face dreadful dilemma as drought plaguing vast areas of the Horn of Africa intensifies
Two women killed in shark attacks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Two tourists killed in separate shark attacks in Red Sea
350,000 severely malnourished children face death in drought-stricken East Africa