Africa

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was “encouraged” by reports of a newly-inked power-sharing deal between the Forces for Freedom and Change – a coalition of opposition and protest groups – and Sudan’s ruling military council.

The order comes after three suicide bombings in a week in the capital, Tunis.

The ruling military council and an opposition alliance agree a three-year transition to civilian rule.

The toll from Tuesday’s reported airstrikes on a detention centre in the suburbs of Tripoli has risen to 53 dead and more than 130 injured among the “severely traumatized” surviving migrants and refugees, UN aid agencies said on Friday, reiterating their appeal to close all such facilities in the embattled country.

Pearce Paul Creasman, an underwater archaeologist, explored the murky depths of Sudan's pyramids.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Three people are said to have survived after the vessel sank off the town of Zarzis.

Egypt called for the auction of the relic - which it says was stolen during the 1970s - to be cancelled.

Virtual reality app aims to improve the quality of life and care for Africans living with dementia.

The UN says 500 people still at a detention centre hit by air strikes are vulnerable to new raids.

Archaeologists dive down to underwater tombs to access them for the first time in 100 years.

Who is Magid Magid and what barriers has he overcome to take his seat at the European Parliament?

Sara-Jayne King struggled to find her place in the world after being taken abroad and given up for adoption.

The aircraft maker says the money is for the education and welfare of communities hit by the disasters.

After nationwide protests across Sudan on Sunday, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday called on Sudanese authorities to lift restrictions on the internet and launch independent investigations into all acts of violence against demonstrators, and allegations of excessive force, including attacks on hospitals.

An airstrike on a detention centre in Tripoli that killed scores of migrants and refugees “deserves more than condemnation”, UN agencies said on Wednesday, as both the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the head of the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL), insisted that it may amount to a war crime. 

Most of those killed in the alleged air strike are believed to be sub-Saharan Africans.

As Uganda become the latest team to become embroiled in a dispute over pay, we explain why this type of row happens so often with African teams.

Zimbabwean Chengetayi ditched the corporate world and now pursues her love of dancing full time.