Sudan’s government and rebel groups on Saturday signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands have died. Cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the […]

South African soldiers deployed to enforce one of the world’s strictest lockdowns to control the spread of coronavirus have returned to barracks as new infections slowed, the military said Friday. President Cyril Ramaphosa initially mobilised 2,820 soldiers in late March to help police enforce the confinement measures. But a month later he deployed 73,000 extra […]

US President Donald Trump arrived by helicopter at a military hospital outside Washington on Friday, where the White House says he will stay for “the next few days” for Covid-19 treatment. The move, described by the administration as precautionary, came around 15 hours after the president announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for […]

World leaders have wished US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania a quick recovery following his announcement that they were quarantining after testing positive for coronavirus. – Russia – “I am convinced that your vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus,” the Kremlin quoted President Vladimir Putin as […]

The coronavirus thrust sedate US Vice President Mike Pence to the forefront early this year when he was made leader of the White House pandemic task force. Now it’s pushed him out front again, after President Donald Trump was hit by the virus and forced into quarantine. While Trump’s symptoms reportedly remain mild, it has […]