The mayors of three large Italian cities are refusing to obey a controversial anti-immigration law penned by far-right deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, condemning it as unconstitutional. Salvini, also interior minister, on Thursday demanded the resignations of the rebellious leaders of Florence, Palermo and Naples, with the last escalating ...

Internet connectivity in the vast central African state has been disrupted since Monday, following DRC's long-delayed presidential election. The restrictions, meant to avert chaos , according to officials, have also impacted broadcasts by RFI and TV5 Monde. Subscribers to the four major networks in the country: Orange, Airtel, Tigo and Vodacom, ...

Senegal's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid by one of the country's most popular politicians to overturn a conviction for fraud, a move likely to block him from running in next month's presidential election. Khalifa Sall, former mayor of the capital Dakar, will be unable to contest the February 24 ballot if he cannot overturn a five-year ...

The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262, the UN refugee agency said Thursday. The number of migrants who arrived in Europe after surviving the sea crossing also dropped by roughly the same proportion last year to 113,482 after 172,3 ...