The British government suspended visa applications from Nigeria on Monday in a move sparked by the omicron variant of the...

Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a former anti-apartheid fighter who, like the greats of the struggle he encountered, spent part of his...

In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in...

Ethiopian forces have recaptured the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from Tigrayan fighters, the government said, the latest sign...

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his reelection with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set...

Two explosions rocked U.N. camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but no casualties, AFP...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Ghana Friday for a three-day State visit. The visit is aimed at strengthening...

The African Union’s health watchdog has appealed for calm over Omicron, the new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant which has prompted...

The United Nations’ human rights chief has called for increased efforts to protect the vulnerable in Burkina Faso’s growing conflict...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that southern African nations that first detected the omicron COVID-19 variant are being collectively...