Africa

If England do not beat South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, their potential routes to qualification for the semi finals of the Cricket World Cup become severely narrowed. It…

The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) announced on Wednesday that it had taken "strong measures" against peacekeepers suspected of "serious misconduct".…

Niger's military rulers have banned "French aircraft" from flying over the country's airspace, according to the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar…

Using ancestry decomposition techniques an international research team has revealed a deeply divergent ancestry among admixed populations from the Angolan Namib desert. This unique genetic…

On July 5, the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and Gavi, an organisation promoting vaccination, announced that 12 African countries would receive 18m doses of the world’s first malaria…

The answer to the quiz question of who was responsible for this finish, the end to the long and storied World Cup career of the Brazil great Marta, will be Jamaica.Marta’s two-decade…

In the unbearable midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on the reddish-brown desert sand.…

The junta which seized power in Niger on July 26 has arrested four ministers, a former minister and the head of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum's party, the party said on…

Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week. Issued on:…

The EU said Monday it would hold Niger's putschists responsible for all attacks on civilians, diplomatic personnel and embassies after supporters of a military coup rallied…