Africa

At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN's International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. The accident occurred about two weeks after another boat carrying mainly Ethiopian migrants sank off the Djibouti coast, claiming several…

Senegal's new leader, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has called for a "rethought" relationship with the EU during a visit by European Council President Charles Michel. Faye, who was inaugurated as president on April 2, was elected on pledges of radical reform and promises to restore national "sovereignty" over key industries. Speaking at a joint press conference…

African leaders called for more regional cooperation in fighting terrorism on Monday at a summit to look for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges, including creating a possible regional military force.

A South African court on Monday allowed a new party backed by former president Jacob Zuma to use its name and logo in May's general election, dismissing the ruling ANC's allegation of trademark theft.

The renegotiation of mining and oil contracts announced by Senegal's new president to benefit local populations would be "risky" for investment and future partnerships, industry players have warned.

Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troop presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal.

Some 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger” as worsening violence advances and threatens to “unleash bloody inter-communal strife throughout Darfur,” top UN officials warned the Security Council.

Ghana's newly acquired train from Poland was involved in a collision during a test run in the Eastern Region on Thursday. The train, the first of two Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) purchased from Poland, struck an abandoned lorry on the tracks of the Tema-Mpakadan railway line. Local media reported that no injuries were reported among…

A Burundi journalist has been charged with "endangering internal security", an offence that risks up to life in prison, her lawyers and relatives said, accusing the authorities of beating her during interrogation.

Kenya marks one year this week since the grisly discovery of hundreds of bodies of victims of a doomsday starvation cult, in a case that provoked horror across the world.

Nestlé, a food and beverage company, has been accused of adding sugar and honey to its infant milk and cereal products sold in many poorer countries but not in wealthier countries. This practice reportedly contradicts international health guidelines aimed at curbing childhood obesity and chronic diseases. The accusation comes from a report by Public Eye,…

Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 58 people, including children, in Tanzania since the beginning of April, a government spokesman said on Sunday.