Africa

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday confirmed expectations by announcing his intention to run in December's presidential election.

Bamako: The Malian army said Sunday it was involved in battles with separatist rebels in north of the country.It comes as Tuareg rebels claimed to have...

Dakar: Senegal's navy said on Sunday that it had intercepted over 600 Europe-bound migrants off the country's coast in three days.Two more boats carrying...

A major fire broke at a police station in Egypt's northeastern city of Ismailia on Monday, leaving at least 38 people injured according to data provided by...

Mbabane: Citizens of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, voted on Friday in parliamentary elections that are seen as largely undemocratic.The landlocked country,...

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's military junta said on Wednesday that its security and intelligence services thwarted a coup attempt.In statement, the junta...

Niamey: France's ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, has left the capital Niamey early Wednesday morning, the French presidency said."The ambassador and six...

Berlin: Zablon Kiwelu never knew that his grandfather's skull had been gathering dust in a Berlin cellar for decades.The news was only confirmed at the...

Residents who survived the devastating flooding in the eastern coastal Libyan city of Derna were faced with the threat of displaced landmines in surrounding...

A bus crash in Limpopo province, South Africa has claimed at least 20 lives, news agency AFP reported, citing a local transport official.