World / Africa

Harare: An emergency tray at a public hospital in Zimbabwe stands empty, for medical supplies have run out -- one example why President...

Johannesburg:  South Africa's murder rate rose by 1.8 percent in the last year, with over 19,000 people killed across the country -- 52...

DAKAR:  African political leaders, activists, and local chiefs joined forces on Monday to commit to ending child marriage in West and Central Africa,...

Nairobi: Senior leaders of the Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB) rebel group were arrested in eastern Tanzania on Saturday and extradited to Burundi...

Abuja:  At least 13 people have been killed and 16 injured in suicide bombings in Maiduguri, the capital of northeastern state of Borno....

Geneva:  The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday reversed his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador,...

Lusaka: The birthday of twins Karen and Kelly Junior will always be tinged by sadness as it also marks the day their mother...

Algiers: Algeria will host on Wednesday the first regional meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) on the connection between the transnational organized...

Niamey: Twelve paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger's restive southwest bordering Mali, the interior minister said. "There was...

Casablanca, A 1,200-kilometre (750 mile) round bus trip taking about 22 hours: that is the weekly grind faced by families of activists arrested...

LILONGWE:  Police in Malawi said they arrested 140 suspected members of vigilante mobs that have targeted people accused of vampirism, clamping down after...

Harare:  The United Nations faced criticism Friday after naming Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" to promote health causes, despite the country's...

Washington:  The killing of four American special operations soldiers in Niger has highlighted the increasing role elite units are playing across Africa, which...

JOHANNESBURG:  South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has given President Jacob Zuma until Nov. 30 to make submissions before it  decides whether to...

Kampala: Two people have died from the Marburg virus in eastern Uganda, in the country's first outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like pathogen in...

Kano, Nigeria: At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian sources...

Lome: Several cities in Togo were tense on Wednesday following clashes between opposition supporters, soldiers and police as demonstrators prepared to hold another...

Nairobi: Kenya's election chief cast doubt Wednesday on his organisation's ability to hold a "free, fair and credible" vote next week, pointing to...