Africa

Tensions between President Faure Gnassingbe‘s government and the opposition have heightened following parliament’s approval of a contested constitutional reform critics say is a bid to keep Togo’s leader in power....

Botswana this week threatened to lump Germany with 20,000 excess elephants, as it struggles to combat a pachydermous overpopulation problem. The president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, insisted he wasn’t joking...

Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster Wednesday over a devastating drought that’s sweeping across much of southern Africa, with the country’s president saying it needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance....

In a resignation letter seen by AFP, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said she decided to step down with immediate effect to uphold the integrity of parliament and focus on the investigation against...

Speaker of National Assembly Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula resigned Wednesday, a day after losing a court bid that would block her arrest over allegations of corruption. The resignation comes ahead of . The ruling...

Norwegian Cruise passengers, who were stranded on an African island, missed the boarding time by more than an hour, which is why they were left behind, according to reports. Eight...

A group of passengers left stranded on a small African island after missing a boarding deadline finally managed to rejoin their cruise ship on Tuesday after chasing it for almost...

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany as the countries argue over the import of hunting trophies. “No joke,” he told the German tabloid BILD...

Two American passengers who were left stranded on an island in Africa when their Norwegian Cruise Lines ship left port without them now says they are unsure whether they even...

An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix Tshisekedi’s sweeping re-election on December 20. Tshisekedi officially triumphed with 73.47 percent and the vote...