Africa

Nearly 55 million people will struggle to feed themselves in the coming months in West and Central Africa as soaring prices have fuelled a food crisis, United Nations agencies have...

Few observers would describe the last week as being a positive one for South African President . ‘s Electoral Court ruled on Tuesday that Ramaphosa’s rival, former president , can run for...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Two Nigerian brothers...

(Bloomberg) — South Africa has spent more than a year frustrating its biggest trade partner and largest foreign investor, the European Union, by failing to respond to requests for a...

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — An earthquake months ago left parts of her home cracked and crumbling, but Fatima Barri felt wrong spending Islam’s holy month of Ramadan in a tent. Thankful...

20,000 African elephants are stampeding on Germany’s brittle coalition government. A week after Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, accused Germany of being neocolonialist for its stance on elephant conservation, a liberal...

Togo has rescheduled legislative elections for April 29 after delaying the ballot over a highly contested constitutional reform, a government statement said on Tuesday. Elections had been set for April...

The electoral court ruled in favour of Zuma, 81, who is fronting uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new opposition party that has become a dark horse in the election race....

Guinness World Records is set to honour a British athlete nicknamed the “Hardest Geezer” for his run across Africa, despite rival runners laying claim to the title. Russ Cook completed...

A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a cholera outbreak sank off Mozambique’s northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday. The ferry with...