Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential election.
August 18, 2024
Four years after the military ousted Mali’s then-president and came to power, many residents say economic troubles are worsening and constant power cuts are hurting businesses.
August 18, 2024
Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group have rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children
August 17, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif honored by celebratory parade on return home from Paris Olympics
August 17, 2024
About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc
August 17, 2024
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization
August 17, 2024
An outpouring of fans greeted Algerian boxer Imane upon arrival back in her hometown on Friday and at a parade in Tiaret, the nearby regional capital
August 17, 2024
Johannesburg elected a new mayor on Friday, the seventh in three years to lead South Africa's biggest city as residents complain of worsening crime and basic
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission
August 16, 2024
At least 18 people were killed when a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the Red Cross
August 11, 2024
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig
August 11, 2024
The ritualized circumcision of thousands of boys, known as Imbalu, began Aug. 3 in a remote corner of Uganda and will continue until the end of 2024
August 11, 2024
A Sierra Leonean military court has convicted 24 soldiers of their roles in last year's attempted coup
August 10, 2024
Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation
August 10, 2024
Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics to end Kenya’s dominance of the race
August 10, 2024
It was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex
August 09, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after social media firestorm
August 09, 2024
The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur
August 09, 2024
The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland
August 09, 2024
Days after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Nigeria to protest against inflation and other economic hardships, clothing seller Michael Nwankwo
August 09, 2024
It’s been 15 years since a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event
August 09, 2024
In Zimbabwe, increased wildlife activity near people mean that children are at risk of attacks by animals while walking long distances to and from school
August 09, 2024
Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou has died
August 08, 2024
A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “tuna bond” scandal
August 08, 2024
Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo.
August 08, 2024
Seal marks her 50th birthday at a sanctuary. Sheba may be the oldest in captivity
SAIC Volkswagen says adjusting plant base "necessary"
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
Heavy rain pounds northcentral Japan leaving 1 person dead and several others missing
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
India's Manipur on high alert over influx of 900 militants from Myanmar
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out