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Derna, Libya, devastated by floods, in grisly search for thousands of people still missing

Emergency teams on Friday continued the search for the thousands of people still listed as missing after the tsunami-sized flash flood that devastated the...

S.Leone president says the United States pressured him to interfere in the vote

Sierra Leone's president on Friday accused the United States of pressuring him to interfere in the recount of his country's June 24 election, a...

France will not cut cultural ties with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – Minister

France has no intention of cutting cultural ties with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, said Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak. Abdul-Malak said this after entertainment companies...

Elections in Zimbabwe are neither free nor fair, says HRW

An upcoming national vote in Zimbabwe will take place under a "seriously flawed electoral process" that does not meet global standards of freedom and...

Rwanda rejects ‘false’ DR Congo claims of border incursion

Rwanda’s defence ministry on Friday dismissed as “baseless” claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo that forces from Kigali had staged an incursion across...

UN wants to hold parties in Sudan to account as 3 million flee

The United Nations said on Wednesday that nearly three months of war in Sudan have uprooted more than 3 million people and called on...

Unrest in Senegal fuels instability for sheep farmers

An outbreak of violence in Senegal is having a rebound effect on the country's sheep herders ahead of a Muslim festival that is a...

EU and Kenya reach trade deal to boost Brussels’ ties with Africa

The European Union and Kenya signed a trade deal on Monday in a blow to Brussels as it seeks deeper economic ties with Africa...

South Africa in the crosshairs for terrorist financing

South Africa has never been touched by Islamist attacks. Its three-decade-old democracy is solid, and its financial system is respected. However, experts say the continent's...

The EU offers help to Tunisia to boost the economy and reduce migratory flows

The European Union offered major financial support to crisis-hit Tunisia on Sunday to boost its economy and reduce the flow of irregular migrants across...