Kenya Airways (KQ) has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's army of holding two of its employees since last week, despite a court ruling to release them. The two were...

Former Ondo State deputy governor Agboola Ajayi announced on Thursday that she would be the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) nominee for the state's November 16 governorship election. Ajayi won the...

Severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon is threatening southern Africa with grain shortages and food insecurity, a UN food agency said Wednesday. The recurring El Nino weather...

At least 70 al-Shabaab terrorists were killed and 30 others wounded in a military operation in Somalia’s northern Mudug region, the country’s Information Ministry said on Thursday. The operation took...

The Oyo Police Command has confirmed the killing of one Iyanfa Damilola at a nightclub in Ogbomoso on Monday and also detained officers involved in the incident.  Police operatives were...

Former President Thabo Mbeki is hitting the campaign trail for the African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday afternoon with a walk-about in Soweto. Mbeki, who has been critical of the...

South Africa's military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement on Wednesday. The extension, for...

A devastating report by Human Rights Watch reveals that the Burkina Faso military killed over 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day of violence on February...

Authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest peacefully, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take...

The bodies of 14 migrants have been found in recent days off the coast of Tunisia's southern Djerba island, a public prosecutor in the city of Medenine told reporters Wednesday....