Africa

Antanananrivo: Madagascar heads to the polls on Wednesday in a crunch head-to-head election between two arch-rivals who have dominated political life on the...

Paris: A month of "yellow vest" protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed on...

Abuja(Nigeria): Leaders of countries in the Lake Chad region met on Saturday in Nigeria to give fresh impetus to their fight against Boko Haram, the...

Kano(Nigeria): Two soldiers were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in northeast...

Libreville(Gabon): Gabon's President Ali Bongo is recovering well after being hospitalised in Morocco, his prime minister said after the two met in the...

Johannesburg: South Africa broke free of recession on Tuesday when it reported GDP growth of 2.2 per cent for the third quarter, the statistics authority...

Maiduguri(Nigeria): Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari urged troops to show more commitment in fighting Boko Haram despite scores of losses in a...

Abuja: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday put the fight against corruption at the heart of his bid for another four-year term, as official...

Rabat: Twenty-two migrants have gone missing in the waters off Morocco's Atlantic coast after their boat capsized, state news agency MAP reported...

Yaounde: Armed assailants kidnapped about 80 children from a school in western Cameroon before dawn on Monday, government and military sources said. No one...