Africa

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged world leaders to put aside their differences and work toward eliminating terrorism in Africa. Osinbajo made the call in a lecture delivered at King’s College, …

European Union backing for Libyan authorities who stop and detain migrants means the bloc has “aided and abetted” rights violations against migrants, an investigator for a U.N. mission said on …

Rescuers searched Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador. The mudslide happened …

A notorious militia in eastern DR Congo on Sunday executed 17 people it took hostage the previous day, local sources said. The CODECO insurgents killed at least 17 people captured …

Fiercely outspoken Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”, has been freed from prison after more than …

Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 genocide were portrayed in hit Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda”, has been freed from prison after more than …

The United Nations and the NGO Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to reject an anti-homosexuality law passed by parliament Tuesday night, calling it “appalling. The …

Tanzania’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed that five people have died and three others are being treated for the Ebola-like Marburg disease. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said the cases were …

The Ethiopian parliament on Wednesday removed the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a party of the rebel authorities in the northern Ethiopian region, from the list of terrorist entities, the …

President Vladimir Putin said Monday that deepening ties between Russia and Africa was a key goal for the Kremlin, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on the continent. He …