Africa

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Shortly before noon on a Thursday in June 1960, 34-year-old Patrice Lumumba stepped...

A months-long standoff between South African authorities and illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine in the town of Stilfontein...

Security was tight around ceremony as opposition says more than 300 killed in protests claiming election fraud.Daniel Chapo of Mozambique’s...

*The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has...

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Hatu Mutasa reports from Stilfontein, South Africa, as rescue workers bring miners to the surface after months of...

The virus can spread between people through direct contact or via blood and other bodily fluids of infected people.A suspected...

Hundreds more survivors and dozens more bodies still underground, according to a miners rights group.South African rescuers have pulled 36...

The move escalates the case against Kizza Besigye as a treachery conviction is punishable by the death penalty.A Ugandan military...

In August 2023, I took up the position of director of the Centre for African Studies (CAS) at the University...

The West African country has confirmed two cases of mpox in recent days.Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency...