Africa

GOMA, Congo — Congo’s leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight who were attempting to in the country’s east as a crucial meeting...

PARIS — Cameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection that celebrated heritage while embracing modernity. This season, Ayissi explored the...

PARIS — Ultranationalist social media influencers from Algeria are spreading hate across France — the country that used to rule it. The trend has triggered a wave of nervousness in...

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 is battling Congolese government forces in Congo’s key city of Goma, causing the international airport there to be evacuated. M23 is one of about 100...

The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brings together the world’s most influential leaders with the stated aim of improving global economic conditions. This year, the promotion of inclusive and...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix‘s Africa content team has reshuffled with ex-Amazon exec Kaye-Ann Williams brought in to oversee TV and movies as Tendeka Matatu exits. Williams takes on the newly-created Director of...

The EU is in no mood to beg for favorable treatment in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. Instead, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...

South African authorities have launched a manhunt for James Neo Tshoaeli, a gangster known by the nickname “Tiger,” as well as an investigation to find out who in the South...

JOHANNESBURG — A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader escaped from custody with help from police officers about a week after resurfacing from a disused mine in South Africa where were...

A Georgia mayor who claims to be “America’s first Black Lives Matter organizer elected to public office” is accused of spending $26,000 of public funds for unauthorized expenses, primarily for...