Reuters Africa Top

UN to vote on backing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara

30 Oct 2025

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a resolution stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty “could constitute a most feasible solution” to the 50-year-long conflict.  Morocco considers the territory as its own and is pitted against the Algeria-backed Polisario Front, …

UN to vote on backing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara Read More »

US warns Americans in Tanzania to shelter in place amid election violence

30 Oct 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. citizens in Tanzania should remain in place amid outbreaks of violence and roadblocks, the U.S. embassy in the East African nation said on Thursday, a day after a general election was marred by violent demonstrations. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Susan Heavey; Editing by Leslie Adler)

Last hospital in Darfur’s al-Fashir raided, hundreds feared dead, UN and Sudanese officials say

30 Oct 2025

By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) -The last functioning hospital in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir was raided and hundreds are feared to have been killed there after a paramilitary force overran the city this week, the World Health Organization and a Sudanese official said. Reuters could not immediately verify the deaths, as communications inside the city …

Last hospital in Darfur’s al-Fashir raided, hundreds feared dead, UN and Sudanese officials say Read More »

Egypt hopes vast new museum by the Pyramids will accelerate tourism revival

30 Oct 2025

By Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian officials are hoping the inauguration of a vast new museum on Saturday will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry hampered for more than a decade by internal upheaval, a pandemic and regional conflicts.  Officials believe the Grand Egyptian Museum, or GEM, alone could draw as many as 7 …

Egypt hopes vast new museum by the Pyramids will accelerate tourism revival Read More »

Protest erupts in Cameroon’s Douala as opposition leader rejects Biya victory

30 Oct 2025

By Bate Felix and Ngouda Dione DOUALA (Reuters) -Cameroon’s opposition leader has vowed to resist until the “final victory” over President Paul Biya, calling on his supporters to stay mobilised as a civil society group denounced deaths and arrests in protests in multiple cities. Biya, the world’s oldest state leader at 92, has ruled Cameroon …

Protest erupts in Cameroon’s Douala as opposition leader rejects Biya victory Read More »

France concerned about Cameroon violent repression against protests

29 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -The French government is concerned about the violent repression against post-election protests in Cameroon and called the authorities to guarantee the safety and physical integrity of the country’s citizens, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “We believe it is essential that democracy, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law be …

France concerned about Cameroon violent repression against protests Read More »

Tanzania police order curfew in main city after election marred by violence

29 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Tanzanian police ordered a curfew in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan is expected to win following the disqualification of the two leading opposition candidates. Internet service was disrupted across the country, monitor group NetBlocks said, as videos of young protesters throwing rocks at …

Tanzania police order curfew in main city after election marred by violence Read More »

Paraguay to open consulate in Morocco-ruled Western Sahara, Rabat says

29 Oct 2025

RABAT (Reuters) -Paraguay plans to open a consulate in Western Sahara, joining African and Arab countries that have established diplomatic missions there in a sign of support for Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory, the Moroccan foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The long-frozen conflict pits Morocco, which considers the territory as its own, against the …

Paraguay to open consulate in Morocco-ruled Western Sahara, Rabat says Read More »

Italy tells citizens to leave Mali because of security issues

29 Oct 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy warned on Wednesday against travel to Mali because of security concerns as the government there comes under increasing pressure from al Qaeda-linked insurgents, who are imposing a fuel blockade. “Italian nationals already in Mali are urged to leave the country as soon as possible,” the Italian Foreign Ministry said, noting a severe …

Italy tells citizens to leave Mali because of security issues Read More »

Tanzania declares curfew in commercial capital after election protests

29 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Tanzanian police declared a curfew in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Wednesday after violent protests marred an election that President Samia Suluhu Hassan was expected to win following the disqualification of the leading opposition candidates. The curfew was announced by the police chief on the state broadcaster. (Writing by Elias Biryabarema;Editing by …

Tanzania declares curfew in commercial capital after election protests Read More »

Close Bitnami banner
Bitnami