An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri...

Heavy gunfire rang out from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital on Friday and...

The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years...

Ethiopia’s government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country’s Gambella...

A highly contagious strain of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda is causing a quick and significant rise in the...

Sudan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis because of poor harvests, skyrocketing prices, political instability and lack of financial support,...

There was a festive mood with music, food and decorations at Zimbabwe’s State House last Friday as Chinese investors signed...

South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom, has implemented its highest level of nationwide power cuts to reduce pressure on the...

Uganda’s parliament is scrutinising a proposed law that would enable organ transplants to happen in the country for the first...

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, is releasing $100 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund...