Africa

Washington aims to build pragmatic relationships with African nations

British and South African tourists were driving through Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday

Administrative issues mean back-up medics and supplies cannot be brought to where they are most needed, medical charity says

Departure of French forces from Niger key demand of military officers who seized power in July

Denis Mukwege looks to political role in conflict-torn and exploited Democratic Republic of the Congo

Locals blame authorities for the devastation in Derna, but no dissent is directed towards the army general

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan asks neighbouring states to stop sending mercenaries in support of RSF

Sudan’s western region, which had been edging toward stability after genocidal violence, is again being torn apart by war

UCC student Dearbhla Richardson says the requests of communities are not unreasonable

Analysis: West African county hit by strife and allegations of a political witch hunt in advance of a bitterly contested presidential vote in Senegal

Journalists ordered out of Derna, where thousands are dead or missing, with officials claiming they were impeding rescue efforts

War between army and paramilitary began in April when tensions linked to internationally-backed plan for political transition boiled over

Some 3,200 bodies buried so far, many in mass graves outside the devastated city of Derna, with others moved to nearby towns and cities

Rescue teams continue to comb through the rubble while some survivors report miraculous escapes

UN says at least 11,300 have died and more than 10,000 are missing city of Derna

A Sudanese refugee finds that so-called legal routes to safety can bring their own forms of psychological torture

Thousands of bodies buried amid fears that failing to do so could lead to the spread of disease

Government announces relief measures as death toll approaches 3,000, according to latest figures

Desperate calls for more attention to be turned towards a country that has been in crisis for 12 years

Mayor of Derna fears city will be struck by an epidemic due to large number of bodies beneath the rubble and in the water

Red Crescent says death toll has risen to 11,000 after disaster that devastated eastern city of Derna

In the hardest-hit city, Derna, the search for survivors continues as concerns mount over the danger of the Jaza and Qattara dams collapsing

Rival governments agree to co-operate to get aid to Derna

The inequality between urban and rural areas is likely to be increased by the disaster

Drone footage shows the massive devastation caused by torrential rains and flooding in Libya’s flood-stricken city of Derna.

International aid begins to arrive as the UK announces an initial package worth up to €1.16m

Recovery and rebuilding efforts hampered by country’s chaotic and fractured politics

Death toll could reach 20,000 as 10,000 are declared missing after major flooding in the north African country

Quake of 6.8 magnitude struck High Atlas Mountains killing at least 2,901 people and injuring 5,530

King Mohammed VI is the richest and most powerful person in Morocco, but spends much of his time in Paris

Coastal city of Derna may be worst affected as two dams collapse leaving quarter of its territory ‘disappeared’

Dr Lahcen Mahraoui says embassy has been inundated with offers of support following Friday’s disaster

‘Bodies are lying everywhere - in the sea, in the valleys, under the buildings’, says official, with a quarter of city of Derna washed away

Number of people injured in 6.8 magnitude quake in the High Atlas Mountains has more than doubled to 5,530

Locals in Tafeghaghte, a small Moroccan town levelled by the recent earthquake, say that help arrived too late to save many villagers. Video: The New York Times

Eyewitness footage captured the aftermath of a flood that ripped through Libya’s eastern Al Bayda city, damaging roads and buildings. Video: Reuters

As dirt roads are finally cleared, full extent of the disaster is being revealed

Funds will provide assistance in area devastated by earthquake which killed at least 2,100 people

As rescue efforts continue across Morocco, some villages near the epicentre of the recent earthquake are still waiting for assistance. Video: The New York Times

In Moulay Brahim, villagers dug the living and the dead out of the ruins with the most rudimentary of tools