South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters in Pretoria

The South African government yesterday called for calm after a wave of xenophobic violence in which dozens of shops and houses owned

Hassan Ali Kheyre, a former aid worker and oil executive, was named prime minister of Somalia yesterday by the country's new President

A South African court yesterday ordered the government to withdraw its "unconstitutional" bid to pull out of the International Criminal

Nearly 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk" of death in famines in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the UN children's

South Sudan yesterday declared famine in some parts of the country, with more than three years of war leaving nearly five million

Militiamen from the Democratic Republic of Congo's Nande ethnic group have killed 25 civilians in the country's

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who turns 93 on Tuesday, has no plans to give up power, saying he has no

The Gambia's new government has asked the UN to halt the process of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) begun by

Relatives of police in Brazil blockaded law enforcement stations Saturday in a protest over pay despite an agreement to

Kenya's High Court yesterday blocked the government's decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp -- the world's

The Islamist group al Shabaab said its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military

A migrant from Africa has drowned in Venice's Grand Canal as tourists and locals filmed the apparent suicide on

Gambia's exiled strongman Yahya Jammeh plundered millions of dollars in his final weeks in power leaving state coffers "empty", an

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh flew out Saturday from the country he ruled for 22 years to cede power to President

Gambians yesterday anxiously awaited the departure of strongman Yahya Jammeh after he agreed to stand down

Gambia's new President Adama Barrow demanded "loyalty" from the armed forces yesterday as he took the oath of office in Senegal in a standoff with Yahya Jammeh, the longtime leader refusing to step down after his election defeat.

A suicide bombing targeting militia groups committed to restoring peace in Mali left nearly 50 people dead yesterday and struck a fresh

At least 33 people are killed when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a military camp in Mali's northern city of Gao, according to a provisional death toll announced by the army.

At least 10 people were killed in a Brazilian prison uprising late on Saturday, local media said, adding to chaos in the