Africa

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...

Mogadishu: At least eight civilians were killed on Saturday as security forces continued to battle terrorist group Al-Shabab, which stormed a hotel in the...

Kenya's electoral commission chair on Monday announced that Deputy President William Ruto won the tight presidential race.

Abuja: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a community in central Nigeria's Plateau state, killing five people, local authorities said on Saturday.The...

Accra [Ghana]: Ghana has officially confirmed two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola.

New York City: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday described Nelson Mandela as a "moral compass," calling for honouring the former...