Africa

The journalists apparently had to withhold a story about a love triangle involving him, finance minister Tito Mboweni and Lerato...

Almost 12,000 people have been displaced due to flooding, which has particularly affected the north and east of Kenya.

The DA, the ruling African National Congress’s (ANC) main challenger, took 20 per cent of votes in elections earlier this...

Botswana is home to almost a third of Africa’s elephants, around 130,000.

These vehicles could help prevent fatalities from roadside mines installed by the Boko Haram militant group, according to the diplomat.

The fishing boat capsized after water had filled in it through a hole that the fishermen did not notice, Mr...

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention put the death toll at 2,133 early October.

Citizens of the West African country fear that 81-year old President Alpha Conde, who has already served two terms (10...

They were the first nationwide power cuts in around six months in South Africa which has become used to blackouts...

Four of the injured workers on a rubber plantation of state-owned Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) were rushed to the hospital...

This is the second stabbing attack in Bizerte in less than a month.

Seven out of the 16 dead were women and children.

The weekly demonstrations have dropped in size from hundreds of thousands in the Spring to tens of thousands now, but...

Mr Mugabe died in Singapore aged 95 on September 6 this year and was declared a national hero.

The official says China is exemplary in areas such as modern agriculture and Africa should tap into China’s expertise for...

President Sahle-Work Zewde says the satellite will be launched with the support of Chinese government.

The demonstrations in the capital Algiers and several other cities follow a ruling by a prominent independent cleric this week.

Zimbabwe’s last currency, the Zimbabwe dollar, became moribund in 2009 following a spell of hyper-inflation and was replaced by a...

The cause of the fire disaster on Monday night is not yet known.

The seven were killed in Banissa constituency when the locals in Shobtoy village attacked another group with machetes and guns.

Mr Mugabe died on September 6 in Singapore.

The mine in the Tibesti region near the Libyan border collapsed early on Tuesday.

The gold coffin is believed to have once held the mummy of Nedjemankh, a priest of the ram god Heryshaf of...

The Bank's $500 million green baseload scheme will be rolled out in 2020 and is set to yield $5 billion...

The World Health organisation is introducing a new Ebola vaccine to complement the successes of the original vaccine.