Africa

A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said.At least 71 people have died...

South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two-wicket win.South Africa tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco...

Yassine Fall discusses Senegal’s vision for economic independence and diplomacy.Senegal, long considered one of Africa’s most stable nations, is entering...

Voters to choose a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils but the opposition has called for a boycott.Voting is...

I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a...

Chadians are voting in parliamentary, regional and municipal elections for the first time in more than a decade, continuing the...

Opposition parties urge Chadians to boycott the vote, calling it a sham aimed at entrenching the governing party’s power.Voting has...

The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa.  Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced...

Daniel Chapo says he will be ‘president of all’, calls for ‘non-violence’ after week of protests against vote-rigging.Mozambique’s president-elect has...

The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on December 19, Malian authorities said.At least 69 people,...