April 25, 2019 Women forced to exchange sex for food aid after Mozambique cyclone, Human Rights Watch says As swaths of coastal Mozambique remain ravaged by the aftermath of last month’s tropical cyclone, many women who have lost their possessions are now being forced to trade sexual favors for food assistance, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigation has found.
April 25, 2019 Libya asks UN to probe violations in Tripoli battle Libya's U.N.-supported government is asking the Security Council to appoint a "fact-finding mission" to investigate alleged violations by the forces attacking the capital.
April 25, 2019 Egypt extends state of emergency ahead of Coptic Easter Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has extended a state of emergency imposed after deadly church bombings by the Islamic State group in 2017.
April 25, 2019 Aid group: Cameroon's restive regions need more help The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council says the humanitarian situation has become dire in parts of Cameroon amid a two-year conflict between separatists and government forces.
April 25, 2019 Rwanda court says defaming the president remains a crime Rwanda's Supreme Court has upheld a law that says defaming the president is illegal, but it says drawing cartoons or producing writing that "humiliates" a government official is no longer a crime.
April 25, 2019 New cyclone set to make landfall in northern Mozambique A powerful tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall by early Friday in northern Mozambique, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the central part of the country and left hundreds dead.
April 25, 2019 Aid groups sue France to stop boat donation to Libya's navy Aid groups are suing the French government to stop the donation of six boats to Libya's navy, saying the watercraft will be used to take migrants to detention centers notorious for horrific conditions.
April 25, 2019 Sudanese protesters delay naming of civilian government The organizers of the protests that drove Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir from power are delaying their announcement of a transitional civilian government as they hold new negotiations with the ruling military council.
April 24, 2019 Nigeria plagued by ethnic and religious violence as attacks on Christians rise Tragic events in Nigeria, just as the Sri Lanka attack comes, highlight the dangers that remain from asymmetric terrorism and violence against Christians in ethnically and religiously divided societies.
April 24, 2019 Italy requests EU plan against migrant wave from Libya Italy's government has written to the European Union asking it to prepare a plan of action to address the risk of a new wave of migrants escaping from the armed conflict in Libya.