Africa

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,...

Nairobi: At least 35 people were killed in a dam failure in southern Kenya, following weeks of heavy rains and devastating floods which caused homes and...

Dodoma: At least 155 people have lost their lives as a result of flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Tanzania, according to Al Jazeera.In an...