JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to end corruption and party divisions, and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if...
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to end corruption and party divisions, and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Fifteen people have been killed in a landslide at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital and...
Lagos: Civilian vigilantes foiled a suicide attack on the outskirts of Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing two teenaged female bombers, police said...
Juba: International aid agencies on Saturday slammed South Sudan's decision to raise foreign worker visa fees to as much as $10,000 (9,300 euros),...
NEW YORK: The UN humanitarian chief pleaded for help Friday as he warned of the "largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of" the...
ANTANANARIVO: The death toll from Cyclone Enawo, which slammed into Madagascar this week, rose to 38 people from an initial figure of five,...
BAMAKO: Mali's government proposed a bill on Friday to establish a new Senate chamber as part of a shake up of its constitution...
JUBA: War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees 100-fold for foreign aid workers to $10,000, officials said, despite suffering from famine. The...
ANTANANARIVO: Cyclone Enawo, a massive tropical storm packing winds up to 300 kph (185 mph), killed at least three people when it slammed...
NAIROBI, Kenya: The government on Tuesday ordered striking doctors to return to work or face disciplinary action and withdrew a 50 percent pay...
Banjul, Gambia: The ex-head of The Gambia's notorious prison system has been charged over the disappearance of the former spy chief and senior...
LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria has announced a six-week closure of the only airport in the country's capital Abuja to allow for repairs on its...
LAGOS, Nigeria: A former governor in Nigeria Monday was sentenced to five years in prison for awarding a contract without due process of...
JUBA, South Sudan: Up to 55 people including women and children remain missing after being abducted Sunday by an armed group in the...
Mogadishu: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Somalia Tuesday to discuss a hunger crisis which has pushed the country to the verge...
Bamako: An attack on a military base in Boulikessi in Mali has left 11 soldiers dead and five wounded. There was no immediate...
Nairobi: One of Africa's oldest and largest elephants was killed by poachers in Kenya on Monday, according to a conservation group that protects...
KHARTOUM: A rebel Sudanese group said Saturday it has released more than 130 army prisoners. In a statement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North...
