Africa

Abuja: Nigeria's ruling party won a state governorship election this weekend after unseating the opposition incumbent, officials said, giving President...

Mogadishu: A speeding car exploded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday after it was shot at by police near the president's residence, a police...

Addis Ababa: Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki said on Saturday history was being made as he started his first visit to Ethiopia in more than two...

Kampala: Police in Uganda fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse a small crowd of protesters demonstrating against new taxes including a levy on access to...

Harare: Zimbabwe's main opposition party marched to the independent election agency for the second time in as many months on Wednesday, demanding...

Johannesburg: After declaring an end on Monday to a costly two-decade military stalemate, Ethiopia and Eritrea - one a rising African star, the other among...

Johannesburg: Duduzane Zuma, son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, was released on bail on Monday after appearing in court in leg irons on...

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and 21 wounded on Saturday when militants from Somalia's Al Shabaab group set off two bombs in central...

Abidjan: Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara dissolved the government on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency, amid tensions with his...

Khartoum: South Sudan's president signed a peace agreement with rebels on Wednesday including a ceasefire to start in 72 hours, Sudan's foreign...