World / Africa

KINSHASA, The United States strongly supports an African military force to combat extremist militants in the Sahel region, but needs to see a...

Nairobi: Kenya was stuck in a dangerous limbo Saturday as President Uhuru Kenyatta took an unassailable lead in a disputed poll that has...

Nairobi:  At least three people were shot dead Thursday in clashes over Kenya's election re-run, prompting officials to delay the vote in four...

Kisumu, Kenya: A Kenyan teenager was shot dead during clashes with police as demonstrators sought to block Thursday's presidential re-run in the western...

Kano, Nigeria: At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Several soldiers are feared dead following a raid late Wednesday by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Nigeria’s northeastern...

LUSAKA, Zambia: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused the Zambian government of failing to protect rural communities in central Zambia.  Juliana...

Nairobi: Kenyan police clashed with opposition protesters in parts of Nairobi and in the west of the country who tried to block voting...

Nairobi:  Kenyan opposition chief leader Raila Odinga urged his supporters to stay at home on Thursday as the country forges ahead with a...

Nairobi: Kenya's repeat presidential election looked set to go ahead after a last-ditch bid to delay the highly contentious vote failed on Wednesday...

Lagos Nigeria: Six crew members of a German container ship have been kidnapped in waters off the southern coast of Nigeria, according to...

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least one person was killed and six others wounded in a suicide attack targeting a police station in Somalia's northern...

NAIROBI: Kenyan police sealed off the Supreme Court building in the capital on Wednesday as judges prepared to hear a petition to delay...

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....