Africa

Kismayo: Nine civilians were killed in an attack on a hotel in Somalia's port city Kismayo on Sunday, media reports said.The assault began at 09:45 GMT when...

Abuja: At least 76 people were killed in a boat accident in Nigeria's Anambra state on Sunday after a boat carrying 85 persons capsized following rising...

Burkina Faso's junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has agreed to step down, religious leaders said Sunday, after a mutiny within the military left the...

At least five people were killed in Kirigiti on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a six-story building collapsed on Monday.

Windhoek: A customised jet has arrived in Namibia to bring cheetahs to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be re-introduced in the...

The Kenyan Supreme Court on Monday ruled against petitions from presidential hopeful Raila Odinga that challenged results that showed his opponent William...

Tokyo: Japan will provide $30 billion for the development of African countries over the next three years, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on...

Geneva: Millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already "suffered the longest drought in 40 years," and parts of the region are bracing for a...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the country's August 9 presidential polls in which he...

New Delhi: Two pilots flying a plane from Sudan to Ethiopia fell asleep when the aircraft was 37,000 feet above sea level, and missed their landing. The...