Africa

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and 21 wounded on Saturday when militants from Somalia's Al Shabaab group set off two bombs in central...

Abidjan: Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara dissolved the government on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency, amid tensions with his...

Khartoum: South Sudan's president signed a peace agreement with rebels on Wednesday including a ceasefire to start in 72 hours, Sudan's foreign...

Jos (Nigeria): More than 200 people were killed last weekend in violence in central Nigeria's Plateau state, the state governor said late on...

Harare: Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he suspected dissidents from his own party linked to Robert Mugabe's wife were behind an explosion at...

Harare: One person died on Monday from injuries after an explosion rocked Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Saturday campaign rally in the city of...

Harare: Police said on Sunday 49 people were hurt in the explosion at Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's weekend election rally, with the number...

Harare: Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa escaped unhurt after an explosion rocked a stadium where he was addressing a political rally on Saturday, a...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital that killed one person and left...

Addis Ababa: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki raised hopes of a breakthrough in one of Africa's most intractable conflicts on Wednesday by describing...