Africa

Lukhanyo Calata was 3 years old when his father’s body was found. He says he was too young to remember his dad, and only recalls his funeral. “I remember seeing…

Aquila, a rescued golden eagle, was grounded after captors in Tunisia clipped his wings, but after months of rehabilitation he was set free — a rare success story in a…

France on Friday said it had begun the handover of several military bases in Senegal, as part of the withdrawal of soldiers from the west African nation where it has…

Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said on Tuesday, condemning it as a horror that should “shock anyone…

The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences is set to begin Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated. The around 40…

Two explosions that rocked a city in eastern DR Congo after a meeting organised by the AFC rebel alliance which includes the M23 armed group Thursday have killed at least…

The king of Morocco has called on people to refrain from sacrificing sheep during a religious festival later this year because of a drought that has decimated livestock populations and…

The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on Rwanda’s military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops from Congolese territory “without preconditions.” The 15-member council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution…

Ministers from France and Ivory Coast signed a document confirming the return of the military base shortly after the Ivorian flag was raised in the base’s parade ground. The 230-hectare…

France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati became on Monday the first French official to make a formal visit to the Western Sahara, a sign of Paris‘s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over…