Articles By: AFP

In DR Congo camps women face stark choice: hunger or rape
News .

Patricia, who was displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, had a hard look in her eye. Similar…

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Niger military rulers order UN official out within 72 hours
News, WORLD .

Niger’s post-coup military rulers have demanded in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday that the United Nations coordinator in…

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China’s Belt and Road generated over KSh297.8 trillion in contracts around the world
Business, WORLD .

China announced Tuesday its Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project had generated two trillion dollars in contracts around the world,…

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27 killed in landslide triggered by heavy rains in Cameroon
WORLD .

At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built…

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Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires
Featured, interest .

In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one…

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Death toll from Afghan quakes rises to ‘more than 1,000’
WORLD .

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply Sunday to more than 1,000 as rescuers…

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Hundreds dead in Israel-Gaza war as Hezbollah launches attacks
News, WORLD .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned of a “long and difficult” war, as fighting with Hamas left hundreds…

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Hundreds dead in Israel-Gaza war as Hezbollah launches attacks
News, WORLD .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned of a “long and difficult” war, as fighting with Hamas left hundreds…

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Haiti: Veteran peacekeeper worried about Kenya’s peace mission
News, WORLD .

Kenya says it is ready to lead a UN-backed mission to Haiti, but at home faces growing pressure to justify…

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