Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari says he wants "productive relations" with the US.

The victims' bodies were found lying in the streets of Matholeville district in Johannesburg.

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, proposes that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two.

Paul Makonda launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people in Dar es Salaam.

Despite having a day job as a medical doctor, Fola David doubles as a visual artist.

Africa Magic will announce nominees in all 28 categories in the 7th Africa Magic Viewers rsquo; Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Thursday, 6th February 2020. DStv and GOtv viewers should tune in 8pm to watch the broadcast LIVE on all Africa Magic channels. The AMVCAs Nominee announcement will be hosted by Nollywood rsquo;s Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim ...

How lifelong supporter Odion Ighalo became the answer to Manchester United's striker woes in a deadline day twist.

"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is among the countries subject to the new immigration ban.

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country. 

The teen activist, joined by African peers, says the problem is under-reported.

An aunt and a doctor who allegedly carried out the illegal procedure are also detained in Asyut.

Judges says data protection laws need to be enacted to safeguard a wealth of sensitive information.

When Mohammed Ahmed left Sudan in search of better life, he couldn’t have imagined that he would find financial security back home. But, some four years later, he now runs a thriving business, thanks to an innovative scheme involving the UN migration agency (IOM), based on the use of mobile money.

Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country. 

The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his “deep anger and disappointment” over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.

Ghana's president has declared the Year of Return targeting the African diaspora a great success - but is he right?

A 15-minute surgery can prevent blindness from trachoma, which affects two million people worldwide.

Jane took to bricklaying when life got tough despite men telling her it's not a woman's job.

The number of people fleeing to Chad to escape ongoing tensions in Sudan’s West Darfur state, could reach 30,000 in the coming weeks, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.