Africa

Phobias: Why what scares us can feel impossible to explain

A young African's lifelong phobia of buttons reveals how the most ordinary objects can become the mo

Sudan army, RSF agree to humanitarian truce plan: US adviser

‘Both parties have agreed in principle... We are now focusing on the fine details,’ says Massad

Guinea's transitional ruler Doumbouya files presidential bid

Guinea's military leader General Mamady Doumbouya has officially entered the country's presidential

Hunger monitor confirms famine in Darfur's Al Fasher and one other city

A global hunger monitor has confirmed famine conditions in Al Fasher, the Sudanese city taken by the

ICC prosecutor hints at investigating Sudan 'war crimes'

The prosecutor's office at the ICC warned on Monday that atrocities committed in the Sudanese city o

Tunisian bank workers go on strike

Tunisian bank workers began a two-day strike on Monday to demand pay rises, halting all financial tr