Africa

Malians headed to the polls Sunday for a long-delayed parliamentary election, less than a day after the country reported its first death from...

All unnecessary movements outside the home have been banned for an initial two weeks except for essential services such as health care and shopping for...

Khartoum: Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok escaped unharmed an assassination attempt in an attack on his convoy in Khartoum on Monday, media...

Peace talks between the government of Libya and rival military commander Khalifa Haftar collapsed on Monday after 10 months of conflict, the parties...

South Sudan was hoping to enter a new era on Saturday as the formation of a coalition government, also known as the "unity government," marked the...

Former South African President FW de Klerk on Monday apologized and withdrew a statement he made earlier this month in which he claimed that the...

Egypt on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, making it the first known infection in Africa. A joint statement from Egypt's health and...

TUNIS: Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh announced on Saturday the lineup of his proposed government. The new cabinet is composed of 31...

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Sunday that nymph (baby) desert locusts maturing in Somalia's rebel-held backcountry, where...

African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat told leaders of the 55-member bloc, which held its annual summit in Addis Ababa, that new crises in...