Africa

Dar es Salaam: At least 19.7 million people have registered to vote in Tanzania's civic polls slated for 24 November, a senior official said on...

Conakry: Thousands of opposition supporters, civil society groups and trade unionists had gathered on Monday for nationwide demonstrations and strikes. The...

Tripoli: Libya's UN-backed government late Monday condemned an airstrike that hit a house in the capital Tripoli and killed three children. "The...

Tunis: Tunisia's independent candidate Kais Saied won the second round of presidential election held Sunday by garnering 72.71 per cent of the votes,...

Algiers: Algerian Council of Ministers on Sunday adopted the draft Budget Law 2020 and the draft amendments to the hydrocarbons law, the presidency said in...

Tunis: Thousands of supporters of conservative academic Kais Saied celebrated late into the night on Sunday after exit polls said he had won the Tunisian...

Tripoli: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday that 189 refugees had been evacuated from Libya to Rwanda. The "189...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted on Friday the importance of overcoming all obstacles...

Cape Town: A South African court on Friday denied former president Jacob Zuma's application for permanent stay of prosecution over corruption...

Port Louis: Mauritius's Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth has dissolved parliament and announced that the Indian Ocean island nation would hold a...