March 7, 2024 Morocco begins closing famous public baths 3 days a week in effort to conserve water during drought In Morocco, severe droughts and water scarcity due to climate change have led authorities to mandate three-day closures of the country's famous public baths.
March 6, 2024 Senegal sets March 24 election date after controversial delay The Senegalese government on Wednesday issued a statement setting March 24 as the new date of the country's delayed presidential election.
March 6, 2024 Private plane crash kills 5, injures 2 in Burkina Faso A private aircraft crashed Wednesday in Burkina Faso with seven people aboard, killing five and injuring the other two, according to authorities.
March 6, 2024 World's largest hunger crisis looms in Sudan due to ongoing conflict, UN official warns A conflict between rival generals in Sudan has escalated into a crisis, risking the world's largest hunger emergency, according to Cindy McCain, the top U.N. food official.
March 5, 2024 Exiled South Sudanese academic charged in scheme to traffic weapons, overthrow government Peter Biar Ajak, 40, has been charged in Arizona in connection with a conspiracy to purchase and illegally export weapons in a bid to overthrow the South Sudanese government.
March 5, 2024 Ghana's president delays action on controversial anti-LGBTQ bill until Supreme Court issues challenge Ghana's president has announced that his government will await a Supreme Court ruling before deciding on a bill that aims to further criminalize LGBTQ actions in the country.
March 5, 2024 2 killed in midair plane collision above national park, Kenya police say Two people were killed when two planes collided midair above Nairobi National Park, police said on Tuesday. The crash involved an aircraft carrying 44 passengers.
March 4, 2024 US sanctions Zimbabwe president for alleged human rights abuses The U.S. sanctioned Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday, alongside his wife and other officials for alleged corruption and human rights abuses.
March 1, 2024 Kenya and Haiti sign agreements to revive anti-gang police force plans Kenya and Haiti signed agreements to address gang violence in Haiti by deploying 1,000 Kenyan police officers. Kenya’s President William Ruto was a witness.
March 1, 2024 UK government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda could cost $630 million, watchdog report says The British government's controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda could cost nearly $630 million, according to a report from the National Audit Office.