Africa

Abuja: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he would stop separatist activists spreading unrest, seeking to reassert his hold on power...

Nairobi: As disputes raged over the presidential results from Kenya's election last week, a little-noticed democratic revolution blossomed in the layer...

Harare: Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe returned from South Africa early on Sunday, state media reported, after a 20-year-old model accused her of...

Abuja: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned home on Saturday from three months of medical leave in Britain where he received treatment for an...

Johannesburg: Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe did not make an expected appearance at a summit of regional leaders in South Africa on Saturday,...

Bamako: Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has shelved plans for a referendum on constitutional reforms that have been met with opposition and...

Nairobi: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Wednesday he would challenge last week's presidential election result in court, calming fears...

Lusaka: Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was freed from prison on Wednesday after the state prosecutor dropped charges of plotting to overthrow...

Nairobi: The Kenyan government ordered the suspension of moves to shut down two rights groups that have raised concerns over last week's election, hours...

Dakar: When aid worker Idalia Amaya arrived at the scene of the mudslide that devastated Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, she was horrified to find...