Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  The rising abduction of civilians, mostly students, has triggered concern in Ethiopia, with calls for an end...

JOHANNESBURG Leaders of the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger held their first joint summit on Saturday in...

JOHANNESBURG Leaders of the military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger held their first joint summit on Saturday in...

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The...

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, on Saturday, voluntarily slashed his salary by 40 per cent. Mr Boakai, who was quoted in...

President Bola Tinubu has called on heads of state and government of ECOWAS to work toward the establishment of a...

- Population of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park has declined to 90 from around 150 in 1960s  - Threats to...

TUNIS, Tunisia Tunisian security authorities on Friday announced the arrest of two people who were convicted of being affiliated with...

KIGALI, Rwanda The African nation of Rwanda and South Korea on Friday signed a $1 billion framework arrangement aimed at...

A 24-year-old Tanzanian artist, Shadrack Chaula, has been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 (£1,600)...