Africa

BAMAKO, Mali  Iran expressed interest in boosting relations with Burkina Faso by sharing “experiences,” including in security, with the West...

HAMILTON, Canada The UN Security Council renewed sanctions Wednesday against Sudan for an additional year. They included targeted sanctions as...

LAGOS, Nigeria  An estimated 1 million people have been affected from heavy flooding in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maidguri, a...

BAMAKO, Mali  Mali suspended another French TV station, according to a statement Wednesday. The High Authority of Communication (HAC) proceeded...

KIGALI, Rwanda The death toll from a boat carrying migrants that capsized off Senegal’s coast rose to 26 following the...

MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia has initiated a major polio vaccination campaign aimed at immunizing over 4 million children under the age...

JOHANNESBURG The genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will continue and South Africa will file...

KHARTOUM, Sudan  At least 21 civilians were killed and dozens of others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid...

MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia held a significant Security and Climate Conference on Monday in the capital Mogadishu, focusing on the critical...

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania Ali Mohamed Kibao, former leader of Tanzania's main opposition CHADEMA party, will be laid to rest...