Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia  Zambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China on Monday to establish the southern African nation's first...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that 51 Ethiopian citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon in...

MOGADISHU, Somalia Fifty-nine al-Shabaab terrorists and four soldiers were killed in two separate military operations in Somalia’s south and central...

MOGADISHU, Somalia In a surprising move, Ethiopia's two houses of parliament elected Taye Atske Selassie as president on Monday, succeeding...

The ministry of foreign affairs has said that over 500 Nigerian citizens have registered with the Nigerian mission in Lebanon...

KIGALI, Rwanda Rwanda has started vaccine trials for the Marburg virus, health authorities said Sunday. Speaking at a press briefing,...

ABUJA, Nigeria  The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's Niger State has risen to 70, local media reported...

ABUJA, Nigeria  Nigeria, Africa's oil and gas-rich country, has also announced that it will start selling crude oil in local...

JOHANNESBURG The threat of terrorism and violent extremism remains one of the most pressing peace and security challenges that Africa...

MOGADISHU, Somalia More than 100 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and many others wounded when the Somali National Army (SNA) backed...