A Liberian accused of having been a rebel leader during the deadly civil war that tore his country apart has ...

Zimbabwe's general election is still a year away, but pro-democracy activists say they are worried last weekend's by-elections offered a ...

The United States on Tuesday expressed "concern" over "growing tensions" in South Sudan, and called on all parties to respect ...

Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to collect water from ...

President Kais Saied has condemned "illegal" meetings of Tunisia's parliament which he suspended last July, saying those responsible for the ...

Before you use your smartphone to Google for the answer, be reminded that in 2021, some 1.5 billion smartphones were ...

Ethiopia has declared a conditional truce, and their rebel opponents in Tigray have agreed to cease hostilities if certain terms ...

A South African court on Friday delayed the trial of the man accused of burning down parliament in January, saying ...

The death toll from twin attacks in central Somalia has climbed to 48, the leader of Hirshabelle state said Thursday, ...

We are living under the shadow of nuclear war and environmental disasters. The War in Ukraine is a clear reminder ...

A cruise ship docked in a Tunisian port on Wednesday for the first time since 2019, carrying over 700 passengers ...

A Ugandan court has issued an arrest warrant for an award-winning author who fled the country after being charged with insulting ...

The war in Yemen will enter its eighth year this week with civilian casualties on the rise and unstoppable inflation, ...

As Kenya heads towards elections, concerns about the outbreak of electoral violence tend to rise. Existing research has offered several ...

A group of Malian political parties has called for an investigation into the "very troubling" death of ex-prime minister Soumeylou ...

Uganda's government must stop using illegal detention centers as a weapon against dissidents and close the facilities, Human Rights Watch ...

With the world focused on Ukraine, UN mediators are trying to avoid a political crisis degenerating into new violence in ...

Among rolling hills around the southern tip of majestic Lake Kivu, huge layers of plastic waste ride the water and ...

Tom Saintfiet, the Belgian coach who transformed Gambia from minnows to Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finalists this year, desperately wants ...

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Sudan's Central Reserve Police (CRP) force for human rights abuses. The Treasury ...

More than 2,000 Tunisians rallied on Sunday, the country's independence day, against President Kais Saied and a project he launched ...

A remote oasis in Tunisia's desert was exhausted by decades of wasteful water use for agriculture -- but now pioneers ...

Kenya said Thursday it was investigating allegations that thousands of donated condoms, mosquito nets and life-saving medicines were stolen from ...

DR Congo's most notorious armed group is moving inland from the border with Uganda after Ugandan and Congolese troops attacked ...

Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise and a female journalist have been charged with cyber-stalking the country's president, their lawyer ...

Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and turmoil in a ...

From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi, Africans are feeling the impact of the Ukraine crisis in wrenching increases ...

Somalia has again pushed back the deadline for completing lower house elections, delaying until March 31 a process that is ...

Somalia failed to conclude elections for the lower house of parliament by a deadline Tuesday, marking the latest hitch in ...