Support to Wad Madani offers hope but progress is fragile in stopping hunger's spread in isolated and conflict-torn areasFor the first time in over a year, desperately needed World Food Programme (WFP ...

The analysis further predicts that famine will extend to five additional areas in North Darfur by May, with 17 other regions at high risk. “This crisis is not a natural disaster—it is entirely ...

Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger. But experts say there is no sign of mass deaths or famine. They say the upcoming ruling Workers’ Party ...

Dynamics are shifting in North Africa as the region navigates a quieter political year in 2025, further presenting a delicate balance of progress and persisting challenges shaping the region’s future.

The declaration came as Senegal marked 80 years after a colonial-era massacre that saw French troops kill tens of West African soldiers angry at their treatment after fighting for Paris in World ...

which gives some African nations duty-free access to US markets, and the growing BRICS groupImage: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS "We are often on the back foot whether it's coming from the West or the East.

Famine is ongoing in five areas of North Darfur, and West and South Kordofan, Sudan – including Zamzam and two additional camps for internally displaced persons – and is projected in five additional ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...

Premeph said there were still considerable political setbacks in West Africa and the Sahel: Coups and military governments in Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali threaten to undo democratic ...

Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes after heavy rain and floods battered large parts of north-west England, leaving cars abandoned and cancelling trains. Greater Manchester ...