Africa

Abidjan: Ivory Coast's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, went on trial on Tuesday, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes for her alleged...

Nairobi: As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems...

Dakar: Former Chad president Hissene Habre was found guilty on Monday of crimes against humanity for ordering the killing and torture of thousands of...

Mombasa (Kenya): Suspected Al Shabaab militants shot and killed three village elders, including a cleric, in Kenya's coastal region on suspicion of...

Abuja: The Nigerian government will talk to leaders in the Delta region to address their grievances while cracking down on militants who have staged a wave...

Johannesburg: South Africa's elite Hawks police unit denied on Sunday a report that an investigation involving Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, which...

Seoul: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his country would halt security and military cooperation with North Korea, a South Korean official said...

Kampala: Five men were jailed for life in Uganda on Friday for their role in two Al Shabaab bombings that killed 76 people among crowds watching the World...

Nairobi: A Kenyan court charged nine men on Tuesday for their role in a protest against an electoral oversight body, a lawyer said, after the fourth...

Nairobi: Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of people protesting at alleged bias in the country's electoral...