Africa

Mbour: The departure of her 19-year-old son for Spain took Aminata Boye by surprise. "I was not informed when he left," Boye told DW in Senegal's coastal...

Abuja: A national strike planned for Tuesday across Nigeria was suspended for 30 days after last-minute talks between labour unions and government...

Abuja: As many as 18 people including a pregnant woman have been killed in an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria, a security official...

Johannesburg: For the last 12 years, Dimakatso Ragedi has lived with her mother and daughter in a low-cost house in Cosmo City, a residential project in an...

Niamey: At least 29 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an attack by armed insurgents near the country's border with Mali, the Niger Defence Ministry said in a...

Harare: At least 10 people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in Zimbabwe's Chegutu district, reported CNN.According to local media reports, the search...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday confirmed expectations by announcing his intention to run in December's presidential election.

Bamako: The Malian army said Sunday it was involved in battles with separatist rebels in north of the country.It comes as Tuareg rebels claimed to have...

Dakar: Senegal's navy said on Sunday that it had intercepted over 600 Europe-bound migrants off the country's coast in three days.Two more boats carrying...

A major fire broke at a police station in Egypt's northeastern city of Ismailia on Monday, leaving at least 38 people injured according to data provided by...