Browsing: Africa

For the first time anywhere in the world, DNA evidence from an individual lion has been used to successfully prosecute…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced an $8 billion (R128 billion) investment package aimed at stimulating South Africa’s economy.…

A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions occurred early Thursday near Niger’s capital city international airport before stopping within hours,…

South Sudan’s army chief has given troops seven days to “crush the rebellion” in the east of the country, amid…

A South African court has ruled that personal items belonging to Nelson Mandela may be sold and exported after his…

For supporters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, his resounding victory in the just-concluded election is a vindication of his 40-year-long…

The United States has suspended all aid to Somalia, citing claims that Somali officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme…

Jersey is returning over $9.5 million (£7 million) in funds deemed “tainted property” to the Nigerian government to support an…

Thirty-one years ago, two Kenyan pilots were approached with a request that would pull them into one of the most…