Africa

It is the first time that a pirate was killed by private guards on a ship.

As the World Cup is set to start in South Africa this summer, the head of South African ...

Zambia and Tanzania's request to hold a one-off sale for their ivory stockpile were rejected.

Sudan's Electoral Commission says it will not postpone its first multiparty election since 1986.

South Africa observed on Sunday the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre.

Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan delivered a death blow to his political opponents.

The Sudanese government signed a peace framework with a major rebel group the Liberation and Justice Movement.

Clashes between police and supporters of Uganda's largest Buganda tribe left three dead.

Several hundred Nigerian women, dressed in black, demonstrated in Jos and Abuja against the lack of government protection.

In recent times, the world has witnessed a growing phenomenon in the Horn of Africa: Piracy.

Zenawi said that the BBC had fallen for lies fabricated by his political opponents.

The estimated body count rose to more than 500 on Monday.

The estimated body count rose to more than 500 on Monday.

Over 200 people are feared dead after clashes erupted outside of the central Nigerian city of Jos.

Weather forecasters say there will be more flooding in already disaster-struck Uganda until mid-April.

Three journalists were kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria on Wednesday.

A massive mudslide caused by heavy rains killed 80 people in the village of Nameitsi.

A new law in Zimbabwe requires all foreign companies to transfer a majority of their shares to local ...

Armed militants in Somalia are blocking United Nations food convoys to more than 360,000 malnourished refugees.

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua returned to Nigeria on Wednesday, but has not been seen in public yet.

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua's unannounced return has caused surprise and suspicion.

The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife has authorized the sale of wildlife meat, or "bushmeat," on designated markets.

Kenya's PM Raila Odinga suspended two high level officials for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Libya has stopped issuing visas to citizens from the majority of European nations.

Eleven Somali pirates have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison by a court in Berbera, Somalia.

Rwanda opposition party leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, was interrogated by the Rwandan regime for several hours.

Senegal has confirmed 14 cases of (A) H1N1—similar to swine flu,—in three cities in the country