Africa

Guinea-Bissau”s President Jose Mario Vaz Hundreds of people marched through the capital of Guinea Bissau on Thursday demanding the departure of President Jose Mario Vaz, a day after parliament rejected…

Somalia”s newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo Somalia’s newly elected president on Thursday appointed the country director of British firm Soma Oil and Gas as the new prime minister, raising…

The entrance of the ICC is seen in The Hague South Africa’s High Court blocked the government’s attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, the latest…

Said al-Islam Gadaffi The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not meet international standards and he should face…

African migrants wait to return to their countries, at Mitiga International Airport, east of Tripoli The bodies of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the…

No fewer than five million refugees were in Africa as at 2016 from 2.6 million in 2011, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner…

Anglican Bishop Paul Yogusuk poses in the courtyard of his home in the capital Juba, South Sudan, February 19, 2017. Picture taken February 19, 2017. The South Sudanese military has…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled a visit to Algeria on Monday because President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is unable to hold their meeting due to bronchitis, Algeria’s state news agency APS said,…

Supporters of Gambia President Adama Barrow are seen attending his swearing-in ceremony and the Gambia’s Independence day at Independence Stadium, in Bakau, Gambia, Feb. 18, 2017. Gambian police said they…

Prime Minister of Libya’s unity government Fayez Seraj speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office at the naval base of Tripoli, Libya, June 3, 2016 A convoy carrying…