Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday urged African states to use technology in combatting common challenges on the...

MOGADISHU, Somalia The Somali national army conducted a special military operation against the terror group al-Shabaab, liberating a strategic village,...

KIGALI, Rwanda Rwanda is set to begin vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials to treat Marburg virus disease, a senior government...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria Families of those missing said Wednesday they are waiting to find their relatives weeks after devasting floods struck...

BAMAKO, Mali The West African countries of Burkina Faso and Niger have banned a French TV show for “stigmatizing” African...

NAIROBI, Kenya African Stream, a pan-African digital media organization dedicated to providing a voice for Africans, accused Google of censorship...

KANO, Nigeria At least 150 people are missing after a boat capsized in western Nigeria, officials said Wednesday. The incident...

NAIROBI, Kenya At least 45 migrants have died, and 111 are missing after smugglers forced passengers off two boats into...

Aliou Cisse has been sacked as head coach of Senegal’s national football team after a series of disappointing results, a...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia More than 550 schools in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are still being used as military camps, a...