Africa

JOHANNESBURG Denmark will close its embassies in Burkina Faso and Mali, and open new missions in Senegal, Tunisia, and Rwanda...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia A landslide in the northern Gondar zone of Ethiopia's Amhara region has claimed the lives of 23...

TIGRAN GAMBARYAN DETAINED FOR 6 MONTHS IN NIGERIA; DENIED CONSULAR AND LEGAL ACCESS, CAN NO LONGER WALK ABUJA – Today marks...

JOHANNESBURG The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Saturday expressed solidarity with the governments and peoples of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger,...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon In many parts of the world, including Africa, seashells served as a widely accepted form of currency for...

TOKYO The Japanese foreign minister said on Friday that his country wants to strengthen cooperation with South Africa, particularly in...

DOUALA, Cameroon Mali on Friday declared a national disaster on Friday due to the devastating floods caused by torrential rains....

JOHANNESBURG Gunmen in Nigeria killed a traditional leader whom they kidnapped several weeks ago for a ransom, officials confirmed. Alhaji...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  Ethiopia and Kenya will do more to work together in counter-terrorism, the top intelligence officials of the...

KIGALI, Rwanda  The death toll from a boat accident in western Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 29 and...