Africa

JOHANNESBURG—At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic  being used by illegal miners to process gold in a settlement of closely packed metal ...

The Wagner Group's units in Africa will not withdraw anytime soon, despite the recent aborted uprising against the ...

At least 48 people were killed in a road accident in Londiani, western Kenya, on Friday evening when ...

Kenya is to launch a public inquiry into alleged crimes committed by British troops including the murder of ...

The government will seek to appeal against a court ruling that found its plans to deport illegal immigrants ...

LONDON—World shares and the dollar inched higher and gold was at a three-month low on Thursday as traders' ...

JOHANNESBURG—When Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and Senegal’s Macky Sall disembarked at Warsaw’s Chopin Airport on the morning of ...

China is making significant strides in solidifying its presence in Nigeria through the newly inaugurated administration of Nigerian ...

Russia reported fierce fighting on Sunday on three sections of the front line in Ukraine while Ukraine's president ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday gave African leaders seeking to mediate in the war in Ukraine a list ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled ...

CAIRO—An airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—Terrorists linked to the ISIS terrorist group killed 37 people and abducted six others in an attack ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the ...

Six African countries have written an open letter criticising the government's plans to ban the import of hunting ...

NAIROBI, Kenya—The number of people who died after a Kenyan pastor ordered his followers to starve to death ...

JOHANNESBURG—The South African government has stated that any “punitive action” taken against it by the Biden administration for ...

KALAMATA, Greece—A fishing boat carrying migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off Greece on Wednesday, authorities ...

ABUJA, Nigeria—A boat returning from a wedding capsized in northern Nigeria, killing at least 103 people, including children, ...

WASHINGTON–The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on June 13 to create a new envoy position to ...

CAIRO—Egyptian authorities said three British nationals were missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught ...

CAIRO—A Russian man died after being mauled by a shark on Thursday off one of Egypt's Red Sea ...

Global intelligence analysts, political risk consultants, and members of security establishments are warning about the “probability” of Russia ...

A group of activists took to the streets in Nairobi on June 6 to protest a controversial finance ...

WINDHOEK, Namibia—Thirteen members of the same family have died in Namibia after eating porridge that authorities believe became ...

CAIRO—Sudan’s military suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it's been battling for weeks for control ...

JOHANNESBURG—The South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all officials set to be involved in the upcoming ...