MAPUTO, Mozambique — Rosita Salvador Mabuiango, famously known as the “miracle baby” born in a tree during Mozambique’s devastating floods of 2000, has died at the age of 25 after a prolonged illness, her family confirmed.
A Birth Amid Disaster
Rosita’s story captured global attention when her mother, Carolina Cecilia Chirindza, went into labor while stranded in a tree above floodwaters...
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s military‑led government has officially returned to the capital after nearly three years of exile in Port Sudan, marking a symbolic moment in the country’s brutal civil war.
Prime Minister Kamil Idris declared on Sunday that the “government of hope” was back in Khartoum and pledged to restore basic services for residents battered by years of fighting.
Background:...
LAGOS, Nigeria — The family of acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Euracare Hospital in Lagos of negligence following the death of her 21‑month‑old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, after a short illness.
Chimamanda...
ALEPPO, Syria — Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing northern Aleppo as clashes between Syrian government forces and Kurdish‑led fighters intensify, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.
Evacuation Orders
On Thursday, Syrian authorities ordered...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — President Alassane Ouattara has accepted the resignation of his government, clearing the way for a new cabinet after the ruling...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami has been granted bail by a Nigerian court after being charged with money laundering and abuse of office worth 8.7 billion naira ($6m).
Malami,...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s junta has announced it has thwarted a plot to assassinate Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s military leader who seized power in September 2022.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s government has strongly condemned the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, describing it as a “serious violation of Somalia’s territorial sovereignty.”
The trip,...
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) went to the polls on December 28, 2025, in national elections that...
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is grappling with explosive allegations of police corruption, organised crime infiltration, and political interference, as two parallel public inquiries continue...
ANKARA, Turkey — Libya’s top military commander, Gen. Muhammad Ali Ahmad al‑Haddad, was killed alongside four senior officers and staff when their private jet...
