Bloomberg Sudanese pro-democracy protesters maintained their sit-in at army headquarters to demand civilian rule, as soldiers quashed attempts by mystery gunmen to disperse the long-running demonstration that helped oust President Omar al-Bashir. Gunfire rocked one side of the sprawling protest site in the capital, Khartoum, and witnesses said they saw troops apprehend a small group of masked men with firearms. ...

Bloomberg The Democratic Republic of Congo will join the global fight against IS, which President Felix Tshisekedi said poses a threat to his country. Tshisekedi stressed links between the extremist group and the Allied Democratic Forces, a shadowy militia that has operated in Congo since the 1990s, during a visit to Washington. Little is known about the ADF and analysts ...

Bloomberg In India’s richest state, Maruti Bhosle roamed the parched fields surrounding his one-room tin hut before taking his life. The farmer left behind a wife, a daughter and $2,160 rupees of debt borrowed at a 60 percent interest rate. The story is eerily repeated in many villages in Beed district, which sits a few hours’ drive from India’s financial ...