Africa

Grand Bassam (Ivory Coast): Ivory Coast soldiers armed with assault rifles patrolled the deserted beaches of a resort town on Monday, a day after gunmen...

Harare: An Italian father and son have been shot dead by a ranger in a wildlife park in Zimbabwe, the parks and wildlife agency said on Monday, saying the...

Johannesburg: For the first time in decades, hunters with deep pockets cannot target the so-called "Big 5" game animals in South Africa because...

Johannesburg: A South African teenager has found debris which will be sent to Australia for testing as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a...

Mogadhishu: Militants in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, set off a vehicle packed with explosives next to a cafe near a police building on Wednesday, killing...

Mogadhishu: Somali hardline group Al Shabaab confirmed on Tuesday that the United States had bombed an area it controlled but said the US figure of more...

Washington: The United States has carried out an air strike in Somalia, killing more than 150 fighters with the Al Qaeda-linked extremist group Al Shebaab,...

Cotonou: Benin held an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates to...

N'djamena: Defence ministers from West Africa's arid Sahel region have agreed to work together to establish special rapid reaction forces to counter...

Harare: Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says his successor must be chosen democratically and that his wife will not automatically inherit the role, a...