SYDNEY: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no...
SYDNEY: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no...
MONROVIA: The family of a Liberian Ebola nurse named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2014 wants to sue a hospital whose...
Libreville: A Chadian journalist has been released without charge after four days in detention over the publication of an article criticising the country's...
Nairobi: At least 57 members of the Al Shabab extremist group were killed yesterday as African Union and Somali forces attacked one of...
BENI, Congo: A local official says five workers have been kidnapped from a gold mine in eastern Congo, including two from France and...
ADWA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia is celebrating Adwa Victory Day, marking a battle that helped to ensure that the country was never colonized. Just two...
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nearly 8,000 civilians were taken from Boko Haram hideouts in Nigeria’s insurgency-wracked northeastern region during the month of February, an army...
KAMPALA, Uganda: African members of the International Criminal Court were urged Wednesday to contribute money to a trust fund for hundreds of thousands...
Gambia: The UN is ready to help Gambia in ensuring justice for victims of the past regime if the country requests, the global...
KINSHASA: Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have expelled a Greenpeace employee and a filmmaker following a trip to forest communities affected by...
DAKAR: The death from childbirth of a woman named Time magazine “Person of the Year” in 2014 for her work fighting Ebola in...
Forests engulf fields that used to produce some of the world’s best tobacco around the northern Zimbabwean town of Banket, while barns that...
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: As Zimbabwe’s health service buckles amid low levels of public funding and a government freeze on hiring medical staff, volunteers have...
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo: The UN has accused Congolese military of killing at least 40 people on Dec. 19, 2016, following protests...
LUSAKA, Zambia: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Monday night hit the northern province of Zambia, including Kasama, the provincial capital, leaving hundreds injured. Northern...
ADDIS ABABA: African countries see the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) as a threat to their internal security and have started taking action against...
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s economy shrank by 1.51 percent in the last quarter of 2016 with oil and non-oil sectors suffering persistent declines throughout...
KAMPALA, Uganda: A new government report in Uganda found that 12 million people in the East African nation are experiencing food insecurity. Speaking...
