Africa

Eight sentenced for murder of top  Tunisian politician

Brahmi was a member of the Movement of the People Party assassinated outside his home in 2013.

Burundi troops deploy in eastern DRC's Uvira as M23 rebels close in

M23 rebels are present around the town of Kamanyola, some 75 km north of Uvira, which sits near Buju

EAC, SADC mull deployment of joint force to DRC

Regional blocs EAC and SADC are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of

Military officers killed in Sudan plane crash

A Sudanese military plane has crashed on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, killing a number of

Somali army kills at least 70 Al-Shabaab terrorists

At least 70 Al-Shabaab terrorists have been killed during an army operation with local forces in So

Côte d'Ivoire seizes 2,000 tonnes of falsely declared cocoa beans

Côte d'Ivoire's customs have seized around 2,000 metric tonnes of falsely declared cocoa beans wort