Tigray forces say Ethiopia’s government has launched its threatened major military offensive against them in an attempt to end a nearly year-old war.
A statement...
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died aged 84, state television announced Friday.
Mr Bouteflika fought for independence from France, reconciled his conflict-ravaged nation and...
Algeria has formally broken off diplomatic relations with neighbouring Morocco, with the foreign minister citing a series of alleged hostile acts.
The move culminates a...
South Africa’s army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the week-long riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment of former...
A South African court has rejected the country’s former president Jacob Zuma’s request to postpone his current jail term.
Zuma, who started his 15-month jail...
