Africa

Yenagoa (Nigeria): A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, said it was ready for a ceasefire...

Kinshasa: Congo's main opposition alliance late on Saturday rejected talks with the government of President Joseph Kabila over elections that were due...

Nairobi: A spike in the forced recruitment of child soldiers in South Sudan could be imminent, the United Nations' children's agency said on Friday,...

Johannesburg: South Africa's biggest parties have failed to form coalition governments in major economic hubs following elections this month, they said...

Lusaka: Zambian President Edgar Lungu narrowly won re-election on Monday in a vote his main rival said was rigged. Hakainde Hichilema's United Party for...

Juba: South Sudan is not fighting the United Nations over its plan to intervene to end fighting in the country, President Salva Kiir said on Monday,...

Bauchi (Nigeria): Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of schoolgirls kidnapped two years...

Juba: Fighting flared in South Sudan late on Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and those backing the opposition, after...

Lusaka: Zambian President Edgar Lungu maintained a slim lead over his main rival on Sunday with nearly half of votes counted as the opposition called for...

Juba: South Sudan said on Wednesday it opposed a proposal to station extra foreign troops in the country under UN command, something the United States,...