Africa

Kigali: Rwandan authorities have charged a critic of President Paul Kagame with inciting insurrection and forgery after she was barred from challenging him...

Nairobi: Police on Monday fired teargas at opposition supporters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi who were calling for the sacking of officials they blame for...

Buea/Bamenda (Cameroon): Soldiers shot dead at least seven people and wounded others in Cameroon's restless English-speaking regions on Sunday during...

Kinshasha: A military cargo plane crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Saturday, killing its 12 crew members, the defence...

Mogadishu/Ankara: Turkey opened its biggest overseas military base on Saturday in Somalia's capital, cementing its ties with the volatile but strategic...

Cape Town/Johannesburg: Thousands of South Africans marched on Wednesday against corruption under President Jacob Zuma's rule, in protests led by unions...

Kampala: Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda's parliament on Tuesday ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri...

Nairobi: Kenyan police used tear gas and batons on Tuesday to disperse protesters who say election officials should be sacked before the re-run of a...

United Nations: Congolese President Joseph Kabila told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that he would ensure those responsible for killing...

Kampala: Ugandan police fired teargas on Thursday to disperse demonstrators who had gathered to march towards parliament to protest against draft...