Africa

Harare: Zimbabwe held its first election on Monday since former leader Robert Mugabe was ousted in a de facto coup but the opposition leader alleged voter...

Harare: Former President Robert Mugabe said he would vote for Zimbabwe's opposition in Monday's election, turning on one-time allies in the...

Johannesburg: Chinese President Xi Jinping said there would be no winner in a global trade war, urging fellow developing powers on Wednesday to reject...

Gao (Mali): Armed protesters from Mali's Arab community fired shots into the air, burned tyres and torched vehicles in Timbuktu on Wednesday, bringing...

Harare: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a crowd of white voters on Saturday in an attempt improve relations ahead of a July 30...

Johannesburg: Former US president Barack Obama advised talented young Africans on Wednesday to drive change at home rather than emigrating, and urged their...

Asmara: The first commercial flight from Ethiopia to Eritrea in 20 years landed safely in Asmara on Wednesday to be greeted by dancers waving flags and...

Johannesburg: Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world should resist cynicism over the rise of strongmen, in an apparent reference to populist leaders who...

Kogelo (Kenya): Former US President Barack Obama urged Kenya's leaders on Monday to turn their backs on the divisive ethnic politics that have...

Addis Ababa: Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a week ago ended two decades...