Africa
Benin ruling parties sweep all seats in provisional legislative results
Only Progressive Union for Renewal, Republican Bloc meet electoral threshold, set to share all 109 seats, Electoral commission says as turnout sits below 37%, opposition shut out of parliament
Benin ruling parties sweep all seats in provisional legislative results
Only Progressive Union for Renewal, Republican Bloc meet electoral threshold, set to share all 109 seats, Electoral commission says as turnout sits below 37%, opposition shut out of parliament
Museveni leads in Uganda’s election amid internet blackout
Opposition denounces lack of clarity about way votes tallied in districts
Kenya’s Shakahola cult suspect pleads guilty to murdering 191 followers, most of them children
Plea ‘major breakthrough’ in country’s deadliest cult prosecution
UN food agency warns 55M people in West, Central Africa face acute hunger in 2026 lean season
World Food Program says violence and funding driving emergency, catastrophic food insecurity levels
Malawi, US sign $936M health cooperation deal
Officials hail agreement as huge boost toward renewed commitment to fight infectious diseases
World Food Program warns families in Sudan pushed to brink as resources dry up
UN agency says food stocks will be depleted by end of March, adding it urgently needs $700M to continue its operations
