Africa

The African Union plans to build a huge, modern rail network to connect capitals across the continent by 2033. But...

Food shortages are worsening in Tunisia with empty shelves in supermarkets and bakeries, adding to popular discontent at high prices...

Peole walk through floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Hadeja, Nigeria, Monday, Sept 19, 2022. (AP) AP The floods have destroyed...

The Namibian opposition is demanding the renegotiation of a controversial genocide deal with Germany. But Berlin's reticence has led to...

BY REUTERS At least three people were killed and 40 others were injured when a mine dam wall collapsed in...

Reuters Ammunition is seen next to a tank destroyed in a fight between the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and...

Investigating magistrates found no evidence that French troops were complicit in crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda....

Around 730 children are reported to have died in nutrition centres across the country" warns UNICEF Somalia Representative Wafaa Saeed...

Fighters in the northern Ethiopian region say forces from both countries have begun a "massive" attack on their positions. Fighting...

Libya has plunged into chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. (AFP) AP...

As many as 40 million children are "one disease" from catastrophe as the Horn of Africa and Sahel experience the...

LGBTQ+ people in Rwanda want the government to collect data on them in the forthcoming national census in order for...

The African nation has threatened to exercise its right to self-defense, citing repeated French “acts of aggression” https://www.rt.com-© Getty Images...

https://www.bbc.com/-Image source, Getty Images Image caption, This image, dated 12 August 2022, shows the devastation caused by separate forest fires...

By Dominic Casciani-Home and legal correspondent https://www.bbc.com/-Image source, PA Media Image caption, The first flight meant to take asylum seekers...

By Dickens Olewe-BBC News, Nairobi https://www.bbc.com/-Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Ruto (r) called Mr Chebukati, the head of...

A fire at a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian capital on Sunday killed at least 41 people and injured...

Under the draft plan, shops and malls will have to limit their use of strong lights and keep their air...

Malian soldiers attend a training with French Marine Special Operation at a forward base in the country's northeast region of...

Chad's military government and more than 40 rebel groups have signed a pledge ahead of national reconciliation talks. While the...