Pope Francis has celebrated Holy Mass attended by thousands of people at the University of Nairobi campus in Kenya. The…
Mali has declared a 10-day state of emergency following the attack on Radisson Blu Hotel by suspected Islamist militants in…
At least three people have been killed after gunmen launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre…
The world's second-largest diamond has been discovered in Botswana. The 1,111-carat stone was recovered from the Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine,…
Chad has declared a state of emergency after Boko Haram attacks in the Lake Chad region. At least two people…
The World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to confirm that Sierra Leone is free of Ebola. The Ebola outbreak killed…
Prosecutors have started an appeal hearing on whether Oscar Pistorius should be convicted of murder instead of culpable homicide. Oscar…
At least 15 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack claimed by al-Shabab on a hotel…
John Pombe Magufuli has won Tanzania’s presidential election with 58% of the vote, the electoral commission says. His main rival,…
Alassane Ouattara has won a second five-year term as Ivory Coast’s president with nearly 84% of the vote, electoral commission…