Africa

Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for money laundering and “illicit enrichment.”...

Nigeria is pushing for the enhancement of regional security to guarantee peace and economic growth in West Africa. Nigeria’s position...

Lagos, Nigeria - Nigeria is calling for the release of ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum and for the military junta...

Ankara 'will continue to stand by people of Somalia and support Somalia in this new era,' Foreign Ministry says ISTANBUL...

G5 Sahel ‘failing to achieve its objectives,’ says joint statement KIGALI, Rwanda Burkina Faso and Niger’s military leaders announced Saturday...

East African Community Regional Force initiates exit after Democratic Republic of Congo denied mandate renewal NAIROBI, Kenya  The East African...

The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene, has assured visa applicants of the mission’s commitment to...

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau - Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Saturday said this week's deadly violence involving members of the National...

Johannesburg, South Africa - Extra police patrolled one of South Africa's most violent townships Sunday after a 'mob' tied-up and...

Somalia, the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS), and the UN Support Office (UNSOS) on Saturday jointly announced the resumption of...