Africa

Niamey: The US has reached an agreement with Niger to withdraw its military forces from the African nation by September 15, according to the US Defence...

United Nations: More than 7 million of the estimated 11 million population of South Sudan are likely to suffer high levels of food insecurity through July,...

Bellinzona: Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled that  former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko was guilty of crimes against...

Nairobi: Indian High Commissioner to Kenya, Namgya Khampa, on behalf of the Indian government, handed over the second tranche of 40 metric-tonne of...

Darfur: "Massacre." "Carnage." "Bloodshed." United Nations observers and human rights organizations have said they fear the worst in the event the ongoing...

N'Djamena: For Lydie Beassemda, May 6 (Monday) will be an important date: When Chadians head to the polls to elect a new president, the 57-year-old will...

Pretoria: After the worst drought in decades, East Africa is now being pounded by heavy rains. At least 180 people have died in floods and landslides in...

Lomé: Togo's ruling party won a parliamentary majority in legislative elections, the country's electoral commission announced on Saturday.According to the...

Around 100 tourists were among those stranded in Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve on Wednesday amid ongoing floods that have devastated the...

Johannesburg: The voices of some 50 elderly protesters are heard echoing in song across the grounds of South Africa's Constitutional Court in Johannesburg,...