Zimbabwean riot police have clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in the capital Harare.
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd at Africa Unity...
Ethiopians planted more than 200 million trees today, which officials stated will be a world record.
The ambitious initiative of prime minister Abiy Ahmed aims...
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has abandoned his testimony to a state commission investigating corruption allegations after claiming he is being treated unfairly.
The...
Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi has collapsed during a court session and died, according to state TV.
The 67-year-old was attending a session in his...
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week’s polls, the electoral commission has declared.
Mr Mutharika’s victory...
Elephant poaching rates in Africa are declining, new analysis suggests.
The annual poaching mortality rate fell from a high of more than 10% in 2011...
Libya’s UN-supported government is asking the security council to appoint a “fact-finding mission” to investigate alleged violations by the forces attacking the capital.
Ambassador Elmahdi...