Africa

The International Criminal Court on Friday confirmed a more than $30 million reparations package for thousands of victims of DR Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda, including former child soldiers. Named the…

South Africa’s graft-tainted ex-leader Jacob Zuma is receiving medical treatment in Russia, his spokesman said Friday, a day after the country’s highest court upheld a ruling that he should return…

The leaders of Iran and Kenya pledged to strengthen ties as their governments signed a raft of trade agreements Wednesday during Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s maiden visit to the East…

Sudanese public school teacher Imad Mohammed had worked for 32 years when war broke out almost three months ago, tearing his country apart and his finances to shreds. “We only…

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state. “I officially announce today that I am…

Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area…

At least 10 people have died in the heavy rains and landslides pummeling Abidjan, Ivory Coast officials told AFP. The count was a provisional toll as of Friday, according to…

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party has said it will not take part in any level of governance in the country, from parliament to local councils, following what it called “fraudulent”…

The death toll from a grisly road crash in western Kenya rose to 52 on Saturday, police said, as rescuers worked to clear the wreckage from one of the deadliest…

The health system in the crisis-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo is now at breaking point, the World Health Organization warned Friday. In particular, the eastern DR Congo faces increasing violence…