Somalia has passed a new constitution that will see lawmakers directly elected by the public for the first time. In recent years, MPs voted for the...
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. In addition to striking Tehran, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah...
Benin’s former president Thomas Boni Yayi is stepping down as leader of the opposition Les Démocrates party, citing health reasons. The 72-year-old said he wanted to...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signalled Pretoria’s willingness to step into the escalating Middle East conflict as a mediator, provided its help is formally requested,...
South African anti-apartheid activist Mousiuoa Lekota died on Wednesday at the age of 77. South African anti-apartheid veteran and former defense minister Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota has...
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that he is sending the country’s flagship aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean in response to the widening conflict in...
At least six people were killed on Tuesday when a shaft collapsed in the largest coltan mine in the rebel-controlled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Witnesses...
More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan, the medical charity said. Two facilities operated by...
Emergency teams are recovering victims after a migrant boat capsized off the coast near Derna, between Al-Tamimi and Umm Al-Razm in Libya, once again underscoring the...
A new online campaign is promoting South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe as the next head of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). South Africa’s next general...