Africa

Six people died and nine were injured when a tourist submarine carrying 45 passengers sank off the Egyptian coast Thursday, said provincial officials. They spoke on the condition of anonymity …

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed that a mysterious illness that killed more than 50 people earlier this year was malaria. The National Public Health Institute …

At least 54 people were killed in a military airstrike on a local market in Sudan’s western region, aid groups reported Tuesday. The attack on the village of Tora on …

An informal meeting of the United Nations General Assembly plenary was held today in New York to hear a briefing by South Africa’s G20 Sherpa, Zane Dangor, as the country …

New videos are circulating showing civilians being escorted by armed individuals to an unknown destination.  Elderly people and children unable to keep up are threatened with knives.  Other footage reveals …

Sudanese Army has claimed seizing control of the main headquarters of the country’s central bank from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as it continues to make advances in the …

Anna Bhobho, a 31-year-old housewife from rural Zimbabwe, arrives at market, her electric tricycle laden with tomatoes. Bhobho was once a silent observer in her home, excluded from financial and …

Sudan’s army announces its fighters have entered the presidential palace in the centre of Khartoum In recent weeks the army has stepped up its campaign against the rival Rapid Support …

Kirsty Coventry has made history by being elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and the first African to hold this prestigious position …

Zimbabwe has assumed the African Public Procurement Network presidency in a show of confidence in the government’s policies and commitment to transparency and accountability in public sector procurement. The official …